Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 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 57.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Colby Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 139th 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 Colby Road (SE19 1PP) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% lower than the Dulwich Wood average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colby Road (SE19 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cawnpore Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunters Meadow (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baird Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Wood Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cawnpore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Wood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gipsy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baird Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baird Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cawnpore Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brabourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alexandra Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alexandra Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaks Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thorsden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oaks Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brabourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sainsbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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