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Safety index · Southwark, London · data through June 2026

Is Champion Hill safe?

Champion Hill shows a typical level of reported crime for Inner London. Its SafeRoute safety index is 66 out of 100 — 7 points above the Inner London median of 59, ranking 78th of 248 Inner London areas — based on 345 incidents reported to the police within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the month to June 2026.

66/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the centre of Champion Hill — higher is safer. 78th of 248 Inner London areas.

DATA THROUGH JUNE 2026 · 1 MONTH OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to London — a typical London neighbourhood sits near 59. It ranks Champion Hill against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (30% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Where incidents cluster

Peckham RyeDenmark Hill neighbourhood centre 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
345 incidents reported within 1 km of the Champion Hill centre · Police data through June 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
102 · 30%
Anti-social behaviour
46 · 13%
Theft from a person
37 · 11%
Robbery
18 · 5%
Public order
24 · 7%
Burglary
14 · 4%

Walking in Champion Hill at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Champion Hill safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 66/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Champion Hill?

Violent crime — 102 of 345 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the month to June 2026.

How is the Champion Hill safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each police-recorded incident by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre, and normalises against national crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within London, so scores compare neighbourhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.