Total Crime Rate
1229.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
444.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arch Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 13th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arch Street (SE1 6AS) in the last 12 months was 1229.1 per 1,000 residents and was 448.0% higher than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 444.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arch Street (SE1 6AS), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 436 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chaucer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Meadow Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elephant Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Elephant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newington Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elephant Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elephant Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elephant Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Elephant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elephant Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elephant Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elephant Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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