Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 60.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Melford Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melford Road (SE22 0AG) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Dulwich Hill average (95.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melford Road (SE22 0AG), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Adon Park. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Adon Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Talbot Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Charles Talbot Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Highwood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Overhill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streamline Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streamline Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Streamline Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streamline Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Belvoir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Talbot Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Adon Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Adon Park —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mount Adon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mount Adon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Adon Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Adon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Adon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Adon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Adon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Overhill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Overhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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