Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 71.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Athenlay Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Athenlay Road (SE15 3EA) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower than the Dulwich Hill average (95.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athenlay Road (SE15 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turnham Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Athenlay Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limesford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnham Road
Apr 2026Burglary Turnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Frendsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivydale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlescott Road
Apr 2026Other theft Athenlay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Athenlay Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athenlay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merttins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Athenlay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivydale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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