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Crime in SE16 7UP

How much crime is recorded in SE16 7UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Surrey Quays
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,724 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE16 7UP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE16 7UP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 7UPNational
Burglary21.89.1
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Other theft5.24.5
Theft from the person4.82.1
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.71.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
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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