Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Court Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dulwich Village , and the 217th 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 Court Lane (SE21 7DH) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% lower than the Dulwich Village average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Court Lane (SE21 7DH), the main crime hotspot is near Woodyard Lane. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Court Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Pickwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Woodyard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodyard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dulwich Village Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Dulwich Village Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boxall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boxall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodyard Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aysgarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Court Lane Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Court Lane Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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