Total Crime Rate

773.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

367.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 773.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 367.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 283.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 113.2 10/10
  • Other theft 51.9 10/10
  • Public order 47.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Drugs 33.0 10/10
  • Robbery 28.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newington Causeway area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 29th 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 Newington Causeway (SE1 6ED) in the last 12 months was 773.6 per 1,000 residents and was 244.9% higher than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 367.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newington Causeway (SE1 6ED), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 303 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newington Causeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/168)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hulme Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bittern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bittern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avonmouth Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Avonmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avonmouth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Row —
Apr 2026Robbery Meadow Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Meadow Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rockingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rockingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stones End Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Doyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Doyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weller Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weller Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weller Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Terrace —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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