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Southwark

EnglandLondonSouthwark
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
307,998
Households
130,938
Crimes · May '26
3,404 · 11.1 per 1k
130,938
Households
White Brit. · 36%
Ethnicity
Christian · 43%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
3,404 · 11.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£506,730
Median property price
7,221
Postcodes
130,938
Households
White Brit. · 36%
Ethnicity
Christian · 43%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
3,404 · 11.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£506,730
Median property price
7,221
Postcodes

Overview of Southwark

Coordinates51.4839, -0.0777
Postcodes
7,221
Population (Census)
307,998
Households (Census)
130,938
Recorded crime · May '26
3,404 · 11.1 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Southwark

Area IMD profile
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).

Sold prices in Southwark

Property sales · Southwark
HM Land Registry · Southwark
Average price
£645,550
YoY: -2.5%
Median price: £527,784
View district SE16
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 57 sales · avg £515,692
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£729k£622k£516k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Southwark

Crime trends · Southwark
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
797685572
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
745
YoY +9%
ASB
789647504
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
751
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
191164136
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
179
YoY stable
Burglary
194160126
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
151
YoY -14%
Criminal damage
1941029
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY -92%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
438288137
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
269
YoY +52%

2 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · violent crime rising

3,404
incidents · May '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%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.3%
+ 8 other households · 33.3%