Total Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alleyn Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 54th 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 Alleyn Road (SE21 8AH) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower than the Dulwich Wood average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alleyn Road (SE21 8AH), the main crime hotspot is near Paxton Place. Police recorded 51 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 Alleyn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tannoy Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tannoy Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nello James Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nello James Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pennington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alleyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tannoy Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rouse Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tannoy Square —
Sep 2025Drugs Alleyn Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Paxton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paxton Place —

Data Sources

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