Crime Rates at West Square, London, SE11 4SP

West Square area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 277th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Square (SE11 4SP) in the last 12 months was 164.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Square (SE11 4SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elephant And Castle, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchyard Row (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.