Total Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 24.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 7th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 34th 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 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athenlay Road (SE15 3EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Athenlay Road. Police recorded 26 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 Athenlay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Athenlay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Athenlay Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Athenlay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athenlay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merttins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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