St George's, Southwark: Safety
Safety
Crime rates in St George's are higher than the London average, but 2026 is showing real improvement. The annualised crime rate has dropped sharply compared to 2024 and 2025.
In 2024 and 2025, St George's recorded around 228 to 244 crimes per 1,000 people. In 2026, that's fallen to roughly 111 per 1,000 on an annualised basis — much closer to London's average of 95 per 1,000. Anti-social behaviour has more than halved year on year, and violent crime is down significantly too.
Nearby neighbourhoods like Waterloo and South Bank and Borough and Bankside have considerably higher crime rates, which means St George's is in a stronger position within this part of south London.
Source: police-recorded crime for St George's ward (Metropolitan Police Service, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St George's ward: Metropolitan Police Service data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St George's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
244.2
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Newington
107.6
Lower than
Borough & Bankside
568.2
Lower than
North Walworth
285.5
Higher than
Chaucer
204
Lower than
Waterloo & South Bank
716.5
Higher than
Kennington
111.9
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St George's ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Theft from the person34%8%
- Anti-social behaviour17%21%
- Violent offences16%24%
- Other theft7%9%
- Robbery5%3%
- Burglary4%4%
- Public order4%5%
- Drugs3%5%
- Shoplifting3%8%
- Criminal damage and arson3%5%
- Vehicle crime2%7%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Other crime1%1%
- Possession of weapons<1%<1%
