Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walcot Square area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St George's , and the 328th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walcot Square (SE11 4UB) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the St George's average (182.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walcot Square (SE11 4UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castlebrook Close, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walcot Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brook Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renfrew Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Renfrew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renfrew Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renfrew Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs West Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime A302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Road
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chester Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Road

Data Sources

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