Total Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 37.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 11.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · 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 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Kingswood Estate (SE21 8QA) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower than the Dulwich Wood average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Estate (SE21 8QA), 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 (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paxton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hitherwood Drive 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 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Wood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Wood Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hitherwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyall Avenue 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 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 Gipsy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyall Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baird Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gipsy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baird Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baird Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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