Crime in Southwark
3,784 offences were recorded in August 2026. Follow the 13-month trend, see which offence groups account for the total, and read the latest reporting from the borough.
Last updated August 2026
What makes up the total
The Met groups individual offence types into broader categories. The bars show each category’s share of the latest borough total, making composition easier to compare than a table of raw numbers alone.
What changed — and what the chart cannot prove
Comparable borough records
Every point uses the same Met dataset and borough geography. Compare Southwark with itself across multiple months before treating a movement as meaningful.
Recorded does not mean committed
Reports by victims, recording practice and police operations can all change the count. Population and visitor exposure also differ between boroughs.
Latest reporting connected to Southwark
Questions about crime in Southwark
01How many crimes were recorded in Southwark in August 2026?
3,784 offences were recorded by the Metropolitan Police in Southwark. This is a borough total, not an estimate of every offence committed.
02Is recorded crime rising or falling in Southwark?
The latest total is 10.4% higher than the same month a year earlier. One comparison should be read alongside the full trend and changes in reporting or recording.
03What is the most recorded offence group in Southwark?
Theft is the largest offence group in the latest month, with 1,631 recorded offences.
04Do the figures prove how safe Southwark is?
No. Recorded-crime totals are affected by population, visitors, transport hubs, reporting rates, police activity and recording rules. They are evidence about police records, not a personal risk score.
Source: Metropolitan Police recorded-crime geographic breakdown via the London Datastore, under the Open Government Licence.