Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Lewisham and Southwark compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Lewisham
E09000023 · Metropolitan Police Service
Southwark
E09000028 · Metropolitan Police Service
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Southwark
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
301,037
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
11,329 more in Southwark
312,366
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£45,702
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,979 more in Southwark
£48,681
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£491,259
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£91,214 more in Southwark
£582,473
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,828
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£603 more in Southwark
£2,431
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
6.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.2 percentage points higher in Lewisham
5.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+722
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
307 more in Southwark
+1,029
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,237
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£270 more in Lewisham
£1,967
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
25.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.1 more in Lewisham
23.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
28.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.1 percentage points higher in Lewisham
26.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
121.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
33.5 more in Southwark
155.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
10.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.3 years more in Southwark
12.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
48.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
11.9 percentage points higher in Southwark
59.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
4.90%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.86 percentage points higher in Lewisham
4.04%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,758
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,470 more in Lewisham
9,288
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,946
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
9 more in Southwark
2,955
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 301,037 in Lewisham and 312,366 in Southwark (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £45,702 in Lewisham and £48,681 in Southwark (2025); and average house price was £491,259 in Lewisham and £582,473 in Southwark (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 301,037 in Lewisham and 312,366 in Southwark (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £45,702 in Lewisham and £48,681 in Southwark (2025); and average house price was £491,259 in Lewisham and £582,473 in Southwark (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Lewisham per 1,000 | offences | Southwark per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 121.9 | 36,696 | 155.4 | 48,530 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 | 343 | 3.5 | 1,097 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 5.0 | 1,509 | 7.4 | 2,301 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.5 | 1,647 | 5.1 | 1,592 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 5.6 | 1,681 | 6.0 | 1,880 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 425 | 1.3 | 405 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 8.2 | 2,464 | 15.8 | 4,937 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.2 | 348 | 1.0 | 323 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.4 | 2,213 | 6.9 | 2,149 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 3.5 | 1,046 | 6.2 | 1,931 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 10.3 | 3,092 | 9.6 | 3,014 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 4.0 | 1,202 | 21.8 | 6,823 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 8.4 | 2,522 | 7.5 | 2,345 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 36.5 | 10,985 | 32.4 | 10,130 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (301,037 and 312,366 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.