Total Crime Rate

357.9 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 357.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.6 10/10
  • Other theft 84.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Robbery 14.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 799 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 Rockingham Street (SE1 6QQ) in the last 12 months was 357.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rockingham Street (SE1 6QQ), 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Sayer Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Sep 2025Robbery Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newington Causeway
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newington Causeway
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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