Total Crime Rate

126.1 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 126.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingswood Estate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 799 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 Kingswood Estate (SE21 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 126.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Estate (SE21 8PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lyall Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingswood Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seeley Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Stonehills Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Baird Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonehills Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seeley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seeley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seeley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lyall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alleyn Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lyall Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebehyrst Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hunters Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunters Meadow —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rouse Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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