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Postcode district · Southwark

Crime in SE1P

How much crime is recorded in SE1P, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southwark
Region
London
Population
3,458 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE1P

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE1P, 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
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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).

SE1PNational
Burglary37.39.1
Theft from the person33.02.1
Other theft26.44.5
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Shoplifting7.68.4
Robbery5.11.4
Public order5.04.6
Bicycle theft3.81.0
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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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