Crime Rates at Court Lane, London, SE21 7DR

Court Lane 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 Court Lane (SE21 7DR) 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 Court Lane (SE21 7DR), 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.