Total Crime Rate

187.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rouse Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 247th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rouse Gardens (SE21 8AF) in the last 12 months was 187.8 per 1,000 residents and was 202.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rouse Gardens (SE21 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near Seeley Drive. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rouse Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingswood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seeley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seeley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seeley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seeley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seeley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyall Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Wood Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Wood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seeley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bowen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Alleyn Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baird Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paxton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paxton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paxton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaks Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oaks Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Alleyn Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thorsden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gipsy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Bornes —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baird Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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