Total Crime Rate

378.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 378.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.7 10/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.0 10/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Drugs 19.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Robbery 15.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rockingham 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rockingham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wollaston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elephant Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tarn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tarn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elephant Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tarn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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