Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Calton Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 799 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 Calton Avenue (SE21 7DF) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Dulwich Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Calton Avenue (SE21 7DF), the main crime hotspot is near Hillsboro Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Calton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Dulwich Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft North Dulwich Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Dale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Dale —
Sep 2025Drugs Dulwich Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft North Dulwich Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dulwich Village Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft North Dulwich Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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