Total Crime Rate

296.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 296.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 106.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 30.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Robbery 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Dewar Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Goose Green , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewar Street (SE15 4JP) in the last 12 months was 296.7 per 1,000 residents and was 284.9% higher than the Goose Green average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewar Street (SE15 4JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Philip Walk, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dewar Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howden Street
Apr 2026Other theft Rye Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bournemouth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bournemouth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Atwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atwell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atwell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rye Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rye Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rye Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bournemouth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sternhall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sternhall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sternhall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sternhall Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sternhall Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sternhall Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sternhall Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bournemouth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kinsale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wivenhoe Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huguenot Square
Apr 2026Theft from the person Huguenot Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claude Road
Apr 2026Burglary Nunhead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunhead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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