Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 27th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 287th lowest crime rate of 799 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 Friern Road (SE22 0AX) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friern Road (SE22 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Henslowe Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 11 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hindmans Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Piermont Road
Sep 2025Other theft Cornflower Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henslowe Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henslowe Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vision Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vision Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marcus Garvey Mews 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 2025Burglary Piermont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Darrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Darrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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