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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SE22: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SE22 recorded 326 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.28 per 1,000 residents. Shoplifting accounts for the largest share of crime at 23.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 19.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring75.12 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment326 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 19.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

326
trending_up +24.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

75.12per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

940

Within SE22 district

Southwark

44,810

Estimated population

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Live Points
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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Plough Lane Map
total: 46 Shoplifting: 43 Public order: 2
46
Supermarket Map
total: 22 Shoplifting: 14 Theft from the person: 4
22
Supermarket Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 9 Public order: 1
12
Mount Adon Park Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Sydenham Hill Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Vehicle crime: 2
10
Shopping Area Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 9
9
Overhill Road Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Vehicle crime: 2
8
Royal George Mews Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Theft from the person: 1
7
Holmes Close Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Vehicle crime: 1
7
Colwell Road Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
326 Total
Shoplifting
78
23.9%
Anti-social Behaviour
55
16.9%
Violence & Sexual Offences
53
16.3%
Vehicle Crime
34
10.4%
Other Theft
23
7.1%
Theft from Person
17
5.2%
Burglary
15
4.6%
Public Order
14
4.3%
Drug Offences
13
4.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
11
3.4%
Robbery
6
1.8%
Bicycle Theft
4
1.2%
Other Crime
2
0.6%
Weapons Possession
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: SE22

Shoplifting makes up the largest share of crime in SE22 at 23.9%. Anti-social Behaviour (16.9%) and Violence & Sexual Offences (16.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SE22 has risen sharply — by 19.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SE22 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +24.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +19.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.6%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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