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Crime in Southwark by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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13,225crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+10%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Dulwich Villagelowest rate87.8 per 1,000 a year
161middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Nunhead (1%), Bermondsey (2%) and Old Kent Road (7%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1BanksideSE1 · 13,079 residents 837.4▲ 11%theft from the person
2SouthwarkSE1 · 20,198 residents 630.4▲ 11%theft from the person
3The BoroughSE1 · 35,161 residents 403.9▲ 18%theft from the person
4Bermondsey VillageSE1 · 35,747 residents 293.8▲ 11%theft from the person
5Elephant and CastleSE1 · 54,374 residents 236.8▲ 15%theft from the person
6WalworthSE17 · 52,928 residents 211.2▲ 14%violence
7PeckhamSE15 · 40,394 residents 189.3▲ 7%violence
8CamberwellSE5 · 38,331 residents 185.2▲ 10%violence
9South BermondseySE16 · 25,294 residents 164.8▲ 8%violence
10Denmark HillSE5 · 30,203 residents 161▲ 7%violence
11Old Kent RoadSE1 · 40,214 residents 152▲ 7%violence
12Canada WaterSE16 · 30,488 residents 145.6▲ 11%violence
13BermondseySE16 · 38,462 residents 136.8▲ 2%violence
14RotherhitheSE16 · 25,021 residents 128.9▲ 14%violence
15Surrey QuaysSE16 · 34,216 residents 128▲ 10%violence
16East DulwichSE22 · 27,288 residents 108.9▲ 18%violence
17DulwichSE21 · 6,138 residents 97.1▲ 16%vehicle crime
18NunheadSE15 · 21,840 residents 94.7▲ 1%violence
19Dulwich VillageSE21 · 15,544 residents 87.8▲ 9%vehicle crime

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Southwark have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Dulwich Village, Nunhead, Dulwich, East Dulwich and Surrey Quays.

Which areas of Southwark have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Bankside, Southwark, The Borough, Bermondsey Village and Elephant and Castle.

Is crime going up or down in Southwark?

Across Southwark, 13,225 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 10% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.