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Other theft in Southwark 12 months to June 2026
15.8per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 4,937 other theft offences in Southwark in the 12 months to June 2026, up 3.2% (151) on the previous 12 months. That is 15.8 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 312,366 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 250 500 750 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 677 offences October 2011: 898 offences November 2011: 834 offences December 2011: 747 offences January 2012: 670 offences February 2012: 687 offences March 2012: 763 offences April 2012: 575 offences May 2012: 810 offences June 2012: 758 offences July 2012: 788 offences August 2012: 766 offences September 2012: 681 offences October 2012: 808 offences November 2012: 837 offences December 2012: 820 offences January 2013: 702 offences February 2013: 756 offences March 2013: 797 offences April 2013: 832 offences May 2013: 434 offences June 2013: 439 offences July 2013: 485 offences August 2013: 423 offences September 2013: 421 offences October 2013: 462 offences November 2013: 418 offences December 2013: 399 offences January 2014: 349 offences February 2014: 338 offences March 2014: 435 offences April 2014: 336 offences May 2014: 393 offences June 2014: 406 offences July 2014: 428 offences August 2014: 415 offences September 2014: 458 offences October 2014: 460 offences November 2014: 413 offences December 2014: 380 offences January 2015: 402 offences February 2015: 337 offences March 2015: 423 offences April 2015: 385 offences May 2015: 441 offences June 2015: 429 offences July 2015: 457 offences August 2015: 424 offences September 2015: 392 offences October 2015: 394 offences November 2015: 407 offences December 2015: 405 offences January 2016: 415 offences February 2016: 371 offences March 2016: 372 offences April 2016: 381 offences May 2016: 392 offences June 2016: 428 offences July 2016: 444 offences August 2016: 464 offences September 2016: 440 offences October 2016: 496 offences November 2016: 379 offences December 2016: 382 offences January 2017: 342 offences February 2017: 370 offences March 2017: 403 offences April 2017: 338 offences May 2017: 451 offences June 2017: 403 offences July 2017: 394 offences August 2017: 381 offences September 2017: 389 offences October 2017: 406 offences November 2017: 429 offences December 2017: 409 offences January 2018: 367 offences February 2018: 377 offences March 2018: 425 offences April 2018: 453 offences May 2018: 457 offences June 2018: 456 offences July 2018: 531 offences August 2018: 488 offences September 2018: 473 offences October 2018: 557 offences November 2018: 483 offences December 2018: 512 offences January 2019: 450 offences February 2019: 492 offences March 2019: 565 offences April 2019: 526 offences May 2019: 531 offences June 2019: 478 offences July 2019: 489 offences August 2019: 417 offences September 2019: 398 offences October 2019: 586 offences November 2019: 466 offences December 2019: 473 offences January 2020: 389 offences February 2020: 426 offences March 2020: 319 offences April 2020: 152 offences May 2020: 204 offences June 2020: 253 offences July 2020: 320 offences August 2020: 366 offences September 2020: 314 offences October 2020: 318 offences November 2020: 231 offences December 2020: 286 offences January 2021: 187 offences February 2021: 199 offences March 2021: 252 offences April 2021: 293 offences May 2021: 335 offences June 2021: 387 offences July 2021: 364 offences August 2021: 381 offences September 2021: 389 offences October 2021: 442 offences November 2021: 426 offences December 2021: 424 offences January 2022: 381 offences February 2022: 385 offences March 2022: 474 offences April 2022: 418 offences May 2022: 470 offences June 2022: 458 offences July 2022: 538 offences August 2022: 495 offences September 2022: 453 offences October 2022: 558 offences November 2022: 534 offences December 2022: 489 offences January 2023: 459 offences February 2023: 477 offences March 2023: 508 offences April 2023: 437 offences May 2023: 543 offences June 2023: 671 offences July 2023: 537 offences August 2023: 495 offences September 2023: 547 offences October 2023: 550 offences November 2023: 546 offences December 2023: 476 offences January 2024: 464 offences February 2024: 476 offences March 2024: 434 offences April 2024: 399 offences May 2024: 417 offences June 2024: 404 offences July 2024: 385 offences August 2024: 423 offences September 2024: 406 offences October 2024: 429 offences November 2024: 408 offences December 2024: 448 offences January 2025: 357 offences February 2025: 350 offences March 2025: 358 offences April 2025: 357 offences May 2025: 440 offences June 2025: 425 offences July 2025: 436 offences August 2025: 440 offences September 2025: 407 offences October 2025: 480 offences November 2025: 422 offences December 2025: 447 offences January 2026: 362 offences February 2026: 356 offences March 2026: 353 offences April 2026: 395 offences May 2026: 447 offences June 2026: 392 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 10,475 (partial) — — June 2012 4,024 13.7 2012 June 2013 1,266 4.3 2013 June 2014 244 0.8 2014 June 2015 248 0.8 2015 June 2016 287 0.9 2016 June 2017 296 1.0 2017 June 2018 346 1.1 2018 June 2019 332 1.1 2019 June 2020 306 1.0 2020 June 2021 335 1.1 2021 June 2022 318 1.0 2022 June 2023 274 0.9 2023 June 2024 265 0.8 2024 June 2025 358 1.1 2025 June 2026 405 1.3 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
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.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Southwark Violence and sexual offences 10,130 offences 32.4per 1,000 Theft from the person 6,823 offences 21.8per 1,000 Shoplifting 3,014 offences 9.6per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,345 offences 7.5per 1,000 Burglary 2,301 offences 7.4per 1,000 Public order 2,149 offences 6.9per 1,000 Robbery 1,931 offences 6.2per 1,000 Drugs 1,880 offences 6.0per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,592 offences 5.1per 1,000 Bicycle theft 1,097 offences 3.5per 1,000 Other crime 405 offences 1.3per 1,000 Possession of weapons 323 offences 1.0per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by other theft rate · All recorded crime in Southwark