Crime Rates at Ferrings, London, SE21 7LU

Ferrings area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 55th 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 Ferrings (SE21 7LU) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower than the Dulwich Wood average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferrings (SE21 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Lyall Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.