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Crime in SE15

How much crime is recorded in SE15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southwark
Region
London
Population
84,465 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE15

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE15, 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
39.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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).

SE15National
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Anti-social behaviour20.810.7
Burglary19.39.1
Other theft7.74.5
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Theft from the person6.42.1
Shoplifting5.48.4
Drugs4.22.4
Public order4.04.6
Robbery3.51.4
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.91.5
Trend

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.

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