What is the crime rate in southwark?

As of March 2026, southwark has an annual crime rate of 137.1 per 1,000 residents, based on 3,997 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does southwark rank nationally for crime?

southwark ranks #12 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in southwark?

The most common crime type in southwark is Violence & Sexual Offences with 813 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 20.3% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Metropolitan Police Service Police

southwark Crime Intelligence Report

southwark recorded 3,997 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 12.32 per 1,000 residents. This places southwark at #12 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 8.1% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 3.2% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

3,997

trending_up +8.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

137.1per 1k

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Walworth Place Map	Shoplifting: 69	69
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 62 Public order: 5	62
On or near Borough High Street Map	Theft from the person: 28 Other theft: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 11	28
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 27 Other theft: 25	27
On or near Shopping Area Map	Theft from the person: 49	49
On or near Shopping Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 27	27
On or near Further/Higher Educational Building Map	Theft from the person: 15 Drugs: 4 Burglary: 4	15
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 13 Other theft: 11	13
On or near Supermarket Map	Theft from the person: 23	23
On or near Further/Higher Educational Building Map	Shoplifting: 13 Other theft: 9	13

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

3,997 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

813

20.3%

Anti-social Behaviour

751

18.8%

Theft from Person

597

14.9%

Other Theft

353

8.8%

Shoplifting

276

6.9%

Vehicle Crime

191

4.8%

Public Order

181

4.5%

Burglary

176

4.4%

Robbery

174

4.4%

Drug Offences

169

4.2%

Criminal Damage & Arson

168

4.2%

Bicycle Theft

2.0%

Other Crime

1.0%

Weapons Possession

0.7%

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Ward Safety Rankings

23 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Faraday	258	202.8
2	Rye Lane	297	187.6
3	North Walworth	251	177.0
4	Chaucer	263	176.9
5	Newington	238	166.7

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	St George's	98	2.9
shield	Peckham Rye	46	4.5
shield	Dulwich Wood	41	3.9
shield	Champion Hill	41	4.2
shield	Goose Green	107	6.2

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +8.1%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.2%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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