This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.86 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.86 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Southwark
Crime trends · Southwark
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
667
YoY stable
ASB
581
YoY -7%
Vehicle Crime
150
YoY -18%
Burglary
137
YoY -23%
Criminal damage
145
YoY +9%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Possession Of Weapons
24
YoY +118%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · possession of weapons up sharply · criminal damage rising
3,203
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Southwark
Ethnicity
Total residents: 308,026
White Brit.35.5%
African15.7%
Other White13.4%
Caribbean5.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.3%
+ 11 other groups · 24.2%
Religion
Total residents: 308,067
Christian43.3%
No religion36.4%
Muslim9.6%
Not answered7.2%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 307,998
25–3423.8%
35–4922.2%
50–6416.3%
20–248.3%
10–156.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.1%
Households
Total households: 130,938
Other25.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.8%
