Southwark crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Southwark crime rate

Crime rating – medium.

Southwark ranks 9th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 45576 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Southwark has a population of 307637. This equates to a crime rate of 148.15 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 5.09 % compared to previous year. It also puts Southwark in 9th position out of the 33 London boroughs.

Most common crime types in Southwark are Violence and sexual offences (21.2%) Anti-social behaviour (18.7%) Other theft (13.7%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (2.1%) Other crime (0.6%) Possession of weapons (0.5%).

There are 23 wards in Southwark. Wards with high crime rates are Borough & Bankside (520.4), London Bridge & West Bermondsey (331.6), St George’s (Southwark) (218.9) . On the other end, safest wards are Dulwich Village (75.8), Dulwich Hill (71.0), Peckham Rye (50.1) .

Southwark crime incidents by crime type

A total of 45576 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 9658 (21.2)%
Anti-social behaviour – 8515 (18.7)%
Other theft – 6238 (13.7)%
Theft from the person – 5376 (11.8)%
Vehicle crime – 2609 (5.7)%
Burglary – 2452 (5.4)%
Public order – 2190 (4.8)%
Criminal damage and arson – 2165 (4.8)%
Robbery – 1970 (4.3)%
Shoplifting – 1619 (3.6)%
Drugs – 1346 (3.0)%
Bicycle theft – 950 (2.1)%
Other crime – 260 (0.6)%
Possession of weapons – 228 (0.5)%

How does Southwark compare against nearby areas ?

Southwark ranks 9th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Southwark is compared against

Crime rates in Southwark wards

There are 23 wards within Southwark. Borough & Bankside, London Bridge & West Bermondsey, St George’s (Southwark) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 23 wards from high crime rate to low.