Crime Rates at Tarn Street, London, SE1 6PE

Tarn Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 59th highest crime rate of 769 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 Tarn Street (SE1 6PE) in the last 12 months was 461.3 per 1,000 residents and was 105.7% higher than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 114.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarn Street (SE1 6PE), 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.