Crime Rate in Dulwich Hill, ward

Dulwich Hill has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Southwark district and the 1850th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 345th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dulwich Hill in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Southwark district average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dulwich Hill’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 63.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -17.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 312 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dulwich Hill ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Plough Lane, with 180 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Mount Adon Park (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.