Walworth South
Middle areaNorth west Southwark. 6,806 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Walworth South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Walworth South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walworth South at a rate of 291.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 548 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 458 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 323 |
| Other crime | 209 |
| Theft from the person | 152 |
| Drug offences | 81 |
| Robbery | 81 |
| Burglary | 49 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 44 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Walworth South compares
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Is Walworth South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walworth South at a rate of 291.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 200 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Walworth South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (548), anti-social behaviour (458) and violence and sexual offences (323).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Southwark
These figures are published for the whole of Southwark, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southwark and not Walworth South alone. See Southwark
Walworth South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Walworth South was £445,000 in 2025.
Walworth South had 6,719 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Walworth South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Walworth South, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.