Canada Water
Middle areaNorth Southwark. 10,449 people in 0.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 16% of people in Canada Water live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Canada Water
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Canada Water at a rate of 156.9 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 |
|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 352 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 338 |
| Other crime | 301 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 283 |
| Shoplifting | 90 |
| Robbery | 72 |
| Vehicle crime | 67 |
| Burglary | 60 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Canada Water compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Canada Water safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Canada Water at a rate of 156.9 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, 182 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Canada Water.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were theft from the person (352), violence and sexual offences (338) and other crime (301).
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 Canada Water alone. See Southwark
Canada Water in brief
The median price paid for a home in Canada Water was £480,000 in 2025.
Canada Water had 10,223 usual residents at the census.
About 16% of people in Canada Water live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Canada Water, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.