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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SE5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SE5 recorded 666 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.26 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 26.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 12.9% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring80.46 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment666 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 12.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

666
trending_up +20.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

80.46per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,510

Within SE5 district

Southwark

91,790

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Hospital Map
total: 37 Violence and sexual offences: 21 Public order: 5
37
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 20 Criminal damage and arson: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 6
20
Wren Road Map
total: 17 Other theft: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3
17
Supermarket Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 15
15
Supermarket Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 10 Theft from the person: 2
15
Loncroft Road Map
total: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Bicycle theft: 2
14
Nightclub Map
total: 12 Other theft: 6 Bicycle theft: 2
12
Bessemer Road Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2
12
Old Kent Road Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Geoffrey Close Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
10

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
666 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
173
26.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
112
16.8%
Other Theft
61
9.2%
Theft from Person
57
8.6%
Vehicle Crime
46
6.9%
Shoplifting
42
6.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
38
5.7%
Drug Offences
32
4.8%
Burglary
30
4.5%
Public Order
28
4.2%
Bicycle Theft
21
3.2%
Robbery
16
2.4%
Other Crime
5
0.8%
Weapons Possession
5
0.8%

Crime Analysis: SE5

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in SE5 at 26.0%. Anti-social Behaviour (16.8%) and Other Theft (9.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SE5 has risen sharply — by 12.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SE5 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 +20.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +12.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.0%

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