Total Crime Rate

126.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 126.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Overhill Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 380th highest 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 Overhill Road (SE22 0PL) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overhill Road (SE22 0PL), the main crime hotspot is near Streamline Mews. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Overhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Streamline Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melford Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Streamline Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Overhill Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Overhill Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Belvoir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Belvoir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Overhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Overhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Streamline Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melford Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Underhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donkey Alley Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donkey Alley Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mount Adon Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Donkey Alley β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Adon Park β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mount Adon Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mount Adon Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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