Total Crime Rate

375.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 375.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 71.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.9 10/10
  • Other theft 29.2 10/10
  • Burglary 25.1 10/10
  • Robbery 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walworth Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walworth Road (SE1 6SW) in the last 12 months was 375.8 per 1,000 residents and was 131.5% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 139.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walworth Road (SE1 6SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elephant And Castle, where police recorded 404 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (129 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dante Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dante Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dante Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dante Place
Sep 2025Other theft Amelia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Amelia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amelia Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crampton Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crampton Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Iliffe Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Iliffe Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dante Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elephant Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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