Elephant & Castle
Middle areaNorth west Southwark. 8,906 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 13% of people in Elephant & Castle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Elephant & Castle
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Elephant & Castle at a rate of 293.5 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 | 796 |
| Other crime | 499 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 468 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 338 |
| Robbery | 169 |
| Drug offences | 126 |
| Shoplifting | 87 |
| Burglary | 60 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Elephant & Castle compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Elephant & Castle safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Elephant & Castle at a rate of 293.5 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, 213 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Elephant & Castle.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were theft from the person (796), other crime (499) and violence and sexual offences (468).
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 Elephant & Castle alone. See Southwark
Elephant & Castle in brief
The median price paid for a home in Elephant & Castle was £477,500 in 2025.
Elephant & Castle had 7,613 usual residents at the census.
About 13% of people in Elephant & Castle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Elephant & Castle, 82.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.