Crime Rate in St Giles, ward

St Giles has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Southwark district and the 2394th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 278th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Giles in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Southwark district average (158.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Giles’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 430 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , up 300.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 541 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Giles ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.