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Surrey Docks · Southwark

Surrey Docks: your neighbourhood

Surrey Docks electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 21% here, compared with 40% across Southwark (18.9 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 41% here, compared with 29% across Southwark (12.5 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 65.8% here, compared with 54.9% across Southwark (11 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

7.1%

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

923 out of 13,008.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.7%

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

349 out of 13,007.

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People counted in the census

13,008

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

13,008 out of 13,008.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

65.8%

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

7,425 out of 11,276.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

40.7%

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,396 out of 5,894.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.2%

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

717 out of 5,894.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

20.3%

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,282 out of 11,265.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

75.2%

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

8,474 out of 11,265.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

237 out of 11,265.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.7%

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,089 out of 11,276.

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Homes rented privately

41%

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,426 out of 5,893.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

7.2%

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

814 out of 11,265.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

21%

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,226 out of 5,893.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Surrey Docks

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

509 out of 11,265.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Surrey Docks ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

829 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 778 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Surrey Docks ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 78 mapped crimes in September 2024; 74 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Surrey Docks
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 20247823
October 20247411
November 20245016
December 20246516
January 20255612
February 20255811
March 20255922
April 20256816
May 20255721
June 20257032
July 20256520
August 20257824
September 20256417
October 20259023
November 20256222
December 20256115
January 20266016
February 20266721
March 20266325
April 20265639
May 20267436
June 20266433
July 20269432
August 20267425
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Surrey Docks
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime243
theft from the person108
other theft94
burglary83
public order58
shoplifting55
vehicle crime48
criminal damage arson41
robbery29
drugs27
bicycle theft26
other crime9
possession of weapons8
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Southwark →