Crime Rates at Walworth Road, London, SE1 6EB

Walworth Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 95th highest crime rate of 769 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 Walworth Road (SE1 6EB) in the last 12 months was 367.4 per 1,000 residents and was 173.9% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 154.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walworth Road (SE1 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elephant And Castle, where police recorded 381 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elephant Road (120 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.