How does Southwark's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?

Southwark ranks 15 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 218.9 per 1,000 is 47% above the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.

What is the Gera Local Crime Index for Southwark?

Southwark scores 84/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.

What is the violence against the person rate in Southwark?

Police recorded 48.3 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Southwark in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.

What is the theft offence rate in Southwark?

There were 117.5 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in Southwark in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.

Which police force covers Southwark?

Southwark falls within the Metropolitan Police police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by Metropolitan Police at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.

Where does this Southwark crime data come from?

These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Recorded crime rate in Southwark

Metropolitan Police · Community Safety Partnership · financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)

What is the recorded crime rate in Southwark and how does it compare with other areas?

Southwark (Metropolitan Police) recorded 218.9 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) — 47% above the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000, ranking 15 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships. Gera Local Crime Index: 84/100. Source: Home Office CSP open data, published 23 April 2026.

Proprietary metric:Gera Local Crime Index·As of financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) · updated annually (last: 23 April 2026)

84/ 100

Gera Local Crime Index — Southwark

Rank 15 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships · 218.9 offences / 1,000 residents

47% above the CSP-level average of 149.3 / 1,000

These are neutral official statistics. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and the area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending. They do not measure how “dangerous” a place is and imply nothing about its residents.

Recorded crime / 1,000: 218.9
Total recorded offences: 68,633
vs CSP average: +47%
Gera Local Crime Index: 84 /100
National rank: #15 of 310
Population (ONS 2023): 313k

Offence breakdown — Southwark

Rate per 1,000 residents, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025).

Recorded crime offence breakdown for Southwark, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)
Offence group	Rate / 1,000
Violence against the person	48.3
Theft offences	117.5
Criminal damage and arson	10.7
Public order offences	11.2
Drug offences	10.7
Robbery	10.8

Note: fraud is recorded centrally (not by area) and is excluded from all figures. Sexual offences and miscellaneous crimes against society are included in the total but not shown individually to preserve data sensitivity.

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Showing top 25 areas · Total crime rate per 1,000 residents · financial year 2024/25 (Apr 2024–Mar 2025) · Home Office CSP open data, OGL v3.0

Area (CSP)	Police force	Total / 1,000	Rank
Westminster	Metropolitan Police	701.5	2
Camden	Metropolitan Police	328.2	4
Kensington and Chelsea	Metropolitan Police	265.7	7
Islington	Metropolitan Police	239.0	11
Southwark(this page)	Metropolitan Police	218.9	15
Hackney	Metropolitan Police	212.9	21
Lambeth	Metropolitan Police	204.6	26
Hammersmith and Fulham	Metropolitan Police	195.5	36
Tower Hamlets	Metropolitan Police	191.3	41
Haringey	Metropolitan Police	188.7	46
Newham	Metropolitan Police	188.3	48
Lewisham	Metropolitan Police	170.1	74
Hillingdon	Metropolitan Police	164.1	86
Greenwich	Metropolitan Police	162.2	91
Brent	Metropolitan Police	161.2	93
Hounslow	Metropolitan Police	155.7	103
Enfield	Metropolitan Police	154.3	104
Barking and Dagenham	Metropolitan Police	152.9	107
Waltham Forest	Metropolitan Police	149.6	118
Croydon	Metropolitan Police	148.5	121
Ealing	Metropolitan Police	144.2	127
Wandsworth	Metropolitan Police	135.4	146
Redbridge	Metropolitan Police	131.6	155
Havering	Metropolitan Police	125.5	165
Bromley	Metropolitan Police	125.3	166

Rates are per 1,000 resident population. These are neutral official statistics — recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population, not how safe a place is.

Southwark crime — frequently asked questions

What is the recorded crime rate in Southwark?: Southwark recorded 218.9 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (68,633 recorded offences across a population of 313,485), according to official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics at Community Safety Partnership level.
How does Southwark's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?: Southwark ranks 15 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 218.9 per 1,000 is 47% above the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.
What is the Gera Local Crime Index for Southwark?: Southwark scores 84/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.
What is the violence against the person rate in Southwark?: Police recorded 48.3 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Southwark in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.
What is the theft offence rate in Southwark?: There were 117.5 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in Southwark in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.
Which police force covers Southwark?: Southwark falls within the Metropolitan Police police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by Metropolitan Police at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.
Where does this Southwark crime data come from?: These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Reference period: financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (population: ONS mid-2023 local authority estimates). Source: Home Office — Police recorded crime by Community Safety Partnership (CSP) + ONS mid-2023 local authority population estimates. Contains Home Office and Office for National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Recorded-crime rates are official statistics presented as neutral context only and must not be used to characterise or stigmatise any area or its residents. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gera Local Crime Index methodology at /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.