Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 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 83.8 7/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dulwich Village area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Dulwich Village , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dulwich Village (SE21 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% higher than the Dulwich Village average (70.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dulwich Village (SE21 7BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodyard Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dulwich Village (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dulwich Village area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Pickwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gilkes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Druce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodyard Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dulwich Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aysgarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pickwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pickwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pickwick Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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