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Crime in SE1 4FF

How much crime is recorded in SE1 4FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Elephant & Castle
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,851 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE1 4FF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE1 4FF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 4FFNational
Theft from the person30.12.1
Anti-social behaviour18.410.7
Burglary15.29.1
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Other theft6.94.5
Robbery5.31.4
Drugs1.92.4
Public order1.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.31.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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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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