Total Crime Rate
253.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barry Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 160th 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 Barry Road (SE22 0JZ) in the last 12 months was 253.4 per 1,000 residents and was 210.2% higher than the Dulwich Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2000.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barry Road (SE22 0JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plough Lane, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Etherow Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dulwich Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Adon Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heber Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norcroft Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norcroft Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norcroft Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norcroft Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norcroft Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norcroft Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plough Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Plough Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Plough Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mount Adon Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mount Adon Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A2216 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A2216 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A2216 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A2216 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A2216 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A2216 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A2216 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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