Total Crime Rate

433.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 433.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 68.3 10/10
  • Other theft 58.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Robbery 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Friern Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 68th 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 Friern Road (SE22 0AT) in the last 12 months was 433.5 per 1,000 residents and was 430.6% higher than the Dulwich Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friern Road (SE22 0AT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Piermont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henslowe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henslowe Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ferris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hindmans Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hindmans Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Piermont Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marcus Garvey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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