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Crime in SE21 7

How much crime is recorded in SE21 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southwark
Region
London
Population
17,041 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE21 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE21 7, 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).

SE21 7National
Burglary13.89.1
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Other theft4.44.5
Theft from the person4.22.1
Robbery2.11.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.52.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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