Crime Rates at Melford Road, London, SE22 0AL

Melford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 104th 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 Melford Road (SE22 0AL) in the last 12 months was 326.0 per 1,000 residents and was 299.1% higher than the Dulwich Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 127.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melford Road (SE22 0AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Streamline Mews, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Talbot Mews (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.