Total Crime Rate

173.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.4 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 173.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kingswood Estate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 268th 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 Kingswood Estate (SE21 8PY) in the last 12 months was 173.0 per 1,000 residents and was 179.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Estate (SE21 8PY), 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 Kingswood Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oaks Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyall Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hitherwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hitherwood 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seeley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seeley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seeley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baird Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Wood Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaks Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thorsden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Bornes —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baird Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Baird Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bowen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Wood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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