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Crime in SE1 0

How much crime is recorded in SE1 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southwark
Region
London
Population
17,241 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE1 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE1 0, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
155
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SE1 0National
Theft from the person43.32.1
Burglary34.19.1
Other theft27.84.5
Anti-social behaviour22.810.7
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Robbery7.51.4
Shoplifting7.08.4
Public order4.94.6
Bicycle theft4.31.0
Drugs3.62.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 22% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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