Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 47.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Dulwich Village , and the 94th 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 Dulwich Village (SE21 7BN) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Dulwich Village average (70.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 3 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 Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dulwich Village (SE21 7BN), 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 2026Vehicle crime Roseway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pickwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Bicycle theft Gilkes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pickwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pickwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pickwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Mead
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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