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Crime in SE16 5

How much crime is recorded in SE16 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southwark
Region
London
Population
10,512 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE16 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE16 5, 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 5National
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Burglary10.19.1
Shoplifting9.38.4
Other theft4.94.5
Theft from the person3.82.1
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery1.81.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.61.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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