Total Crime Rate

76.9 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 76.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Forest Hill Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 238th 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 Forest Hill Road (SE22 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Hill Road (SE22 0NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Forest Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scutari Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buckley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buckley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ryedale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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