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 6TJ) 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 6TJ), 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 (30/244)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elephant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Elephant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elephant Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Ontario Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elephant Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Elephant Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Elephant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Elephant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elephant Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tarn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tarn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ontario Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Howell Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tarn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Howell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
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Data Sources

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