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Crime in SE22 0

How much crime is recorded in SE22 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southwark
Region
London
Population
16,466 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE22 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE22 0, 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
22.5
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).

SE22 0National
Shoplifting14.78.4
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary9.19.1
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Other theft4.34.5
Theft from the person2.82.1
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% 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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