Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 43rd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 799 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 Friern Road (SE22 0BA) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friern Road (SE22 0BA), the main crime hotspot is near Etherow Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 23 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 2025Other theft Landells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donkey Alley Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Landells Road
Sep 2025Public order Etherow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Etherow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donkey Alley Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Donkey Alley
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vision Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vision Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friern Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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