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Crime in SE16 4

How much crime is recorded in SE16 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southwark
Region
London
Population
17,944 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE16 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE16 4, 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
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour18.710.7
Theft from the person17.12.1
Burglary15.09.1
Other theft7.54.5
Robbery5.11.4
Public order4.74.6
Shoplifting4.68.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Drugs2.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 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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