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Crime in SE5 8

How much crime is recorded in SE5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Southwark
Region
London
Population
33,356 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE5 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE5 8, 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).

SE5 8National
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Burglary15.49.1
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Theft from the person6.42.1
Other theft6.34.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Public order4.04.6
Shoplifting3.18.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery2.21.4
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 13% 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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