Total Crime Rate

237.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 237.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 22.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • 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

Falmouth Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 175th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Falmouth Road (SE1 6QW) in the last 12 months was 237.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falmouth Road (SE1 6QW), the main crime hotspot is near Elephant Road. Police recorded 357 crimes here, including 120 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Falmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/163)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Bath Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bath Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bath Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heygate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hulme Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hulme Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hulme Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hulme Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hulme Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brockham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Row —
Apr 2026Robbery Meadow Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Meadow Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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