Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

College Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 379th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (SE21 7LE) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Dulwich Wood average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (SE21 7LE), the main crime hotspot is near Pond Cottages. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Dixon Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Frank Dixon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 2 of 2

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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