Safest Areas in Southwark
Data: 2025-05 to 2026-04 · Source: data.police.uk
Southwark recorded 2,517 burglaries in the last 12 months. That puts burglary 125% above the UK average, so a professionally installed alarm system is a smart investment.
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Get My Free QuotesBurglaries (12 months)
2,517
7.60 per 1,000 residents
UK average (per 1,000)
3.4
England & Wales
vs UK average
+125%
burglary rate difference
Safest neighbourhoods in Southwark
Ranked by burglary rate, lowest first
1Dulwich Hill
Peckham Rye
Gipsy Hill
Champion Hill
Rotherhithe
Surrey Docks
Goose Green
Newington
West Dulwich
Dulwich Village
Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction
Kennington
Dulwich Wood
South Bermondsey
Peckham
Nunhead & Queen's Road
North Bermondsey
North Walworth
Faraday
Camberwell Green
Old Kent Road
Chaucer
St Giles
Rye Lane
St George's
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Waterloo & South Bank
Borough & Bankside
Burglary hotspots in Southwark
Ranked by burglary rate, highest first
1Borough & Bankside
London Bridge & West Bermondsey
Waterloo & South Bank
St George's
Rye Lane
St Giles
Chaucer
Old Kent Road
Camberwell Green
Faraday
North Walworth
North Bermondsey
Nunhead & Queen's Road
Peckham
South Bermondsey
Dulwich Wood
Kennington
Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction
Dulwich Village
West Dulwich
Newington
Goose Green
Surrey Docks
Rotherhithe
Champion Hill
Gipsy Hill
Peckham Rye
Dulwich Hill
About Southwark
Population
331,131
Households
140,789
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What this means for Southwark homeowners
Wherever you live in Southwark, the same fundamentals make a home a harder target. Based on the local crime picture, homeowners here may want to prioritise:
- A visible external bell box to deter opportunists
- Door contacts on all main entry doors
- Window sensors on accessible ground-floor and rear windows
- Smart motion detection for hallways and main living areas
- A video doorbell or CCTV on entry points
- App alerts so you know the moment a sensor is triggered
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Get My Free QuotesCrime data from data.police.uk. Population data from Census 2021. Data covers 2025-05 to 2026-04.