Total Crime Rate

288.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.6 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 288.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.0 10/10
  • Robbery 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bath Terrace area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 135th 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 Bath Terrace (SE1 6PU) in the last 12 months was 288.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Terrace (SE1 6PU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bath Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hulme Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elephant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elephant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrick Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merrick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merrick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrick Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour County Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Falmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Road

Data Sources

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