Postcode · London
Crime in SE1 9LP
How much crime is recorded in SE1 9LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Borough & Southwark Street
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,182 (2024)
SE1 9LPLondon
How safe is SE1 9LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE1 9LP area, 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
38.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
180
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 9LPNational
Theft from the person59.52.1
Burglary50.09.1
Other theft41.04.5
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Bicycle theft7.81.0
Shoplifting6.98.4
Robbery6.41.4
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.