Crime Rate in Rye Lane, ward

Rye Lane has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Southwark district and the 305th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 73rd highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rye Lane in the last 12 months was 195.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% higher than the Southwark district average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rye Lane’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 690 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 25 cases , down -7.4% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 19.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 951 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rye Lane ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 637 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.