Postcode · London
Crime in SE1 2LN
How much crime is recorded in SE1 2LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Butler's Wharf and Queen's Walk
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 986 (2024)
How safe is SE1 2LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE1 2LN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 2LNNational
Anti-social behaviour22.210.7
Theft from the person18.12.1
Other theft17.84.5
Burglary15.69.1
Shoplifting7.48.4
Violence and sexual offences6.323.6
Robbery5.01.4
Drugs1.62.4
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.