Total Crime Rate

282.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.8 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 282.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 95.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.8 8/10
  • Other theft 52.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 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

New Kent Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 140th 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 New Kent Road (SE1 6SH) in the last 12 months was 282.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 309.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Kent Road (SE1 6SH), 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 New Kent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/230)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walcorde Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tarn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tarn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tarn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tarn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Brockham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockingham Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rockingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Colworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elephant Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elephant Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elephant Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elephant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elephant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rockingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wansey Street —
Apr 2026Public order Elephant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodney Place —
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Data Sources

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