Crime Rates at Kingswood Estate, London, SE21 8PY

Kingswood Estate area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 352nd 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 8PY) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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