Crime Rate in Dulwich Hill, ward

Dulwich Hill has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Southwark district and the 2625th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 249th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dulwich Hill in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower than the Southwark district average (158.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dulwich Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 293 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dulwich Hill ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 87 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Etherow Street (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.