Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Athenlay Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 799 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 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower than the Dulwich Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% 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 69 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.

Crime Over Time in Athenlay Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joseph Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Billingford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Billingford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockley Way β€”
Sep 2025Public order Brockley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brockley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brockley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frendsbury Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldersford Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Frendsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frendsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nash Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Nash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nash Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnham Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Turnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldersford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivydale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Athenlay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lanbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merttins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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