Crime Rates at Willow Walk, London, SE1 5SF

Willow Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 94th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Walk (SE1 5SF) in the last 12 months was 354.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Walk (SE1 5SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crimscott Street, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendre Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.