Elephant and Castle

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13,235 people · median £585,000 · Southwark

↑ Southwark (district)

Good for schools

Southwark Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition 34/63 seats · 54% · OCD 2026

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How safe is it? This neighbourhood

Crime runs at 15 per 1,000 residents a month — above the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Monthly recorded crimes within this neighbourhood

Per 1,000 / month15

Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this neighbourhood

Theft from the person

665

Violence and sexual offences

483

Anti-social behaviour

397

Other theft

236

Robbery

141

Public order

101

Recorded crimes by category within this neighbourhood, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or near	Crimes
Newington Causeway	137
Elephant And Castle	70
Pastor Street	59
Tarn Street	57
Churchyard Row	46

Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk

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