Total Crime Rate
378.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rockingham Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 81st highest crime rate of 799 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 Rockingham Street (SE1 6PF) in the last 12 months was 378.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 158.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 177.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rockingham Street (SE1 6PF), 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 | Theft from the person | Elephant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elephant Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Elephant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elephant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elephant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elephant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elephant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elephant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elephant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elephant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elephant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elephant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elephant Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tarn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tarn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elephant Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tarn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Newington Causeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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