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Crime in SE21

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

Council
Southwark
Region
London
Population
33,159 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE21

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE21, broadly in line with 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).

SE21National
Burglary13.89.1
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Shoplifting6.48.4
Other theft5.64.5
Theft from the person3.02.1
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Robbery1.91.4
Drugs1.82.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.51.5
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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