Total Crime Rate
275.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Falmouth Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 134th 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 Falmouth Road (SE1 6QW) in the last 12 months was 275.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Falmouth Road (SE1 6QW), the main crime hotspot is near Elephant Road. Police recorded 325 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chaucer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wansey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bath Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bath Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bath Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Heygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Heygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Heygate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brockham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brockham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brockham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brockham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brockham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bath Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Meadow Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rockingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rockingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockingham Street | Under investigation |
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