Crime Rate in Goose Green, ward

Goose Green has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Southwark district and the 2946th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 217th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Goose Green in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% lower than the Southwark district average (158.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Goose Green’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 259 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 362 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Goose Green ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.