Crime Rate in Rye Lane, ward

Rye Lane has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 wards in Southwark district and the 274th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 64th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rye Lane in the last 12 months was 206.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% higher than the Southwark district average (158.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rye Lane’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 683 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 23 cases , up 130.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 130.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -36.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 851 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rye Lane ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1096 crimes here, including 130 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.