Nunhead South & Newlands
Middle areaSouth east Southwark. 7,589 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Nunhead South & Newlands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Nunhead South & Newlands
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Nunhead South & Newlands at a rate of 57.2 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 |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 132 |
| Vehicle crime | 75 |
| Other crime | 73 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 62 |
| Theft from the person | 23 |
| Burglary | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Nunhead South & Newlands compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Nunhead South & Newlands safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Nunhead South & Newlands at a rate of 57.2 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, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Nunhead South & Newlands.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (132), vehicle crime (75) and other crime (73).
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 Nunhead South & Newlands alone. See Southwark
Nunhead South & Newlands in brief
The median price paid for a home in Nunhead South & Newlands was £575,000 in 2025.
Nunhead South & Newlands had 7,680 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Nunhead South & Newlands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Nunhead South & Newlands, 96.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.