Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 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 97.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Spenser Mews area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 282nd lowest 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 Spenser Mews (SE21 8SN) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% higher than the Dulwich Wood average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spenser Mews (SE21 8SN), 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 Spenser Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pymers Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elmworth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2199 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2199 —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elmworth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A2199 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Carson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Croxted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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