Southwark

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Southwark.

Population: 320,017
People in Employment: 163,045 (70.7%)
People Inactive: 53,310 (23.1%)
People Unemployed: 14,100 (6.1%)
Number Of Jobs: 101k
Median Salary: £34,583
Mean Salary: £45,685

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Southwark. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Southwark for 2024

Southwarks most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 9,600 crimes and in 2022 there were 10,082 crimes. Which is an decrease of 482 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	9,600	699	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	9,381	695	Getting Better
Other theft	6,625	459	Getting Better
Theft from the person	4,890	386	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	2,721	194	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	2,237	187	Getting Better
Burglary	2,596	184	Getting Better
Public order	2,232	168	Getting Better
Robbery	2,022	140	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,392	117	Getting Better
Drugs	1,533	107	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	1,226	69	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	220	28	Getting Better
Other crime	290	21	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Southwark

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Borough & Bankside has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Southwark, with 5148 crimes and 463 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst St Georges has 611 crimes and 106 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Borough & Bankside	386	35
Rye Lane	266	17
London Bridge & West Bermondsey	233	13
Chaucer	230	15
Rotherhithe	217	12
Old Kent Road	199	11
Camberwell Green	183	12
South Bermondsey	179	10
North Bermondsey	171	9
Nunhead & Queen's Road	150	9
St Giles	118	8
Newington	114	21
Faraday	113	9
Surrey Docks	111	9
Peckham	101	7
North Walworth	96	7
Champion Hill	89	8
Goose Green	82	6
Dulwich Village	78	7
Dulwich Wood	59	6
Dulwich Hill	55	6
Peckham Rye	43	4
St George's	10	2

Crime map for Southwark

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Southwark

The average property price in Southwark is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Southwark is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Southwark could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£1,932,988.85	£1,132,251.54	£821,501.16	£466,079.65
2022	£1,904,437.74	£1,114,900.85	£809,244.17	£460,305.42
2021	£1,735,306.02	£1,022,469.27	£748,019.23	£438,596.60
2020	£1,677,530.38	£998,983.57	£730,953.70	£441,916.09
2019	£1,594,589.05	£949,424.17	£698,030.82	£433,509.88
2018	£1,593,475.36	£948,410.91	£696,963.59	£439,475.33
2017	£1,598,869.06	£954,317.47	£701,140.70	£451,625.78
2016	£1,604,018.87	£958,615.92	£704,341.90	£444,607.49
2015	£1,487,406.55	£881,983.22	£648,343.85	£407,022.99
2014	£1,359,757.47	£806,467.61	£592,908.23	£372,131.53
2013	£1,143,848.03	£684,848.73	£499,409.63	£313,801.62
2012	£1,044,485.46	£624,885.68	£455,248.42	£288,930.78
2011	£985,333.23	£588,165.57	£423,125.57	£274,211.27
2010	£904,946.83	£552,746.33	£399,163.66	£257,728.21

Property prices over time for Southwark

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Southwark

The median salary in Southwark is £34,583 and the mean salary in Southwark is £45,685.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 101k
Median Salary: £34,583
Annual Percentage Change: 1.1%
Mean Salary: £45,685

Salary comparison between Southwark and Inner London

See how Southwark compares to the rest of Inner London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Inner London is £42,665 in Wandsworth and the lowest median salary is £0 in Haringey. Southwark ranks 8 out of 14 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Wandsworth	100k	£42,665	12.5%	£65,006	9.9%
Westminster	49k	£39,562	-0.2%	£56,763	-4.6%
Islington	67k	£38,434	10.3%	£0	0.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham	56k	£37,884	0.7%	£53,092	0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea	31k	£37,578	-3.7%	£0	0.0%
Lambeth	99k	£37,566	5.9%	£48,060	10.2%
Tower Hamlets	92k	£36,162	0.6%	£46,716	3.6%
Camden	51k	£35,575	1.3%	£48,707	7.0%
Lewisham	90k	£32,579	8.8%	£38,066	3.9%
Newham	92k	£29,131	-4.4%	£33,173	-5.0%
City of London	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Hackney	76k	£0	0.0%	£45,546	16.2%
Haringey	65k	£0	0.0%	£40,826	17.6%