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Crime in SE16 1

How much crime is recorded in SE16 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southwark
Region
London
Population
4,685 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE16 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE16 1, broadly in line with 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
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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).

SE16 1National
Theft from the person24.52.1
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Burglary14.39.1
Other theft6.74.5
Public order5.74.6
Robbery5.21.4
Bicycle theft4.51.0
Shoplifting4.38.4
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Drugs2.92.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.21.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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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