Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 176.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

South Croxted Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 264th highest crime rate of 769 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 South Croxted Road (SE21 8BB) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 184.7% higher than the Dulwich Wood average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Croxted Road (SE21 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Elmworth Grove. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Croxted Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Elmworth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2199 —
Apr 2026Other theft Alleyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ildersly Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2199 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A2199 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alleyn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Hall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Hall Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tritton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elmworth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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