Total Crime Rate
357.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rockingham Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rockingham Street (SE1 6PD) in the last 12 months was 357.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rockingham Street (SE1 6PD), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 457 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wollaston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elephant And Castle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaunt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaunt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaunt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaunt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaunt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gaunt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gaunt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gaunt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gaunt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gaunt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elephant And Castle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Elephant And Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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