Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limesford Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limesford Road (SE15 3BX) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower than the Dulwich Hill average (95.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limesford Road (SE15 3BX), the main crime hotspot is near Ivydale Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Limesford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stuart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivydale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lanbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivydale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merttins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlescott Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limesford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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