Total Crime Rate

409.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.0 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 409.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.5 10/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rockingham Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 74th highest crime rate of 769 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 6QH) in the last 12 months was 409.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% higher than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 139.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rockingham Street (SE1 6QH), 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 Rockingham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/236)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sayer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avonmouth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Avonmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avonmouth Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deacon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sayer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Deacon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Deacon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Deacon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Deacon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Deacon Street 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 2026Drugs Sayer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sayer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stones End Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Row —
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Data Sources

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