The overall crime rate in South East London postcode area is 155.9 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 36.3k crimes were violent crimes which is 24.7% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 109% of national crime rate. Drugs crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 61.9% over the last twelve months.The category of "theft from the person crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Theft from the person crime" rate is at 592% of national crime rate which puts South East London on 3. position out of 99 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Theft from the person crime" makes up 8.3% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "theft from the person crime" is 12.2k cases and has increased by 3.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of October 2024 - September 2025.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 24.7% | 40. highest | 109% | 36.3k | 4.6% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 19.5% | 7. highest | 185% | 28.6k | 5.2% |
| Other theft crime → | 8.6% | 3. highest | 197% | 12.6k | -10.2% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 8.3% | 3. highest | 592% | 12.2k | 3.5% |
| Vehicle crime → | 6.6% | 9. highest | 193% | 9.7k | -14.9% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 6.5% | 25. highest | 118% | 9.5k | 14.1% |
| Public order crime → | 5.3% | 26. highest | 117% | 7.8k | 4.2% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 5.0% | 38. highest | 106% | 7.4k | -1.5% |
| Drugs crime → | 4.9% | 5. highest | 219% | 7.2k | 61.9% |
| Burglary crime → | 4.5% | 5. highest | 184% | 6.6k | 1.6% |
| Robbery crime → | 3.1% | 2. highest | 371% | 4.6k | -9.7% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 1.4% | 4. highest | 243% | 2.0k | -13.6% |
| Other crime → | 1.1% | 21. lowest | 75% | 1.6k | 37.9% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.6% | 46. highest | 93% | 836 | 25.7% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in South East London postcode area to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | South East London postcode area crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 30.4 | 16.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.2 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 7.0 | 3.8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.9 | 7.4 |
| Drugs | 7.6 | 3.5 |
| Other crime | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 13.4 | 6.8 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 8.3 | 7.1 |
| Robbery | 4.9 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 10.1 | 8.5 |
| Theft from the person | 12.9 | 2.2 |
| Vehicle crime | 10.2 | 5.3 |
| Violent crime | 38.5 | 35.5 |
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