Total Crime Rate

139.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.8 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 139.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Underhill Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 344th 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 Underhill Road (SE22 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 139.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Underhill Road (SE22 0AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Streamline Mews, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Talbot Mews (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Underhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Belvoir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lapse Wood Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Talbot Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Talbot Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Charles Talbot Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lapse Wood Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Highwood Close Local resolution
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 —
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Data Sources

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