Crime Rates at Love Walk, London, SE5 8AD

Love Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 257th highest crime rate of 769 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 Love Walk (SE5 8AD) in the last 12 months was 183.4 per 1,000 residents and was 150.5% higher than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Love Walk (SE5 8AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 166 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (120 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.