Total Crime Rate
212.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dulwich Wood Park area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 214th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dulwich Wood Park (SE19 1HH) in the last 12 months was 212.2 per 1,000 residents and was 199.4% higher than the Dulwich Wood average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dulwich Wood Park (SE19 1HH), the main crime hotspot is near Paxton Place. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebehyrst | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rouse Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Baird Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunters Meadow | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hunters Meadow | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunters Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunters Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dulwich Wood Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sainsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seeley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dulwich Wood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipsy Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seeley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seeley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seeley Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rusholme Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paxton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Paxton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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