Total Crime Rate

185.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 185.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Overhill Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 252nd highest crime rate of 769 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 Overhill Road (SE22 0PW) in the last 12 months was 185.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% higher than the Dulwich Hill average (95.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overhill Road (SE22 0PW), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Adon Park. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Overhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Adon Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streamline Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Streamline Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streamline Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streamline Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belvoir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dunstan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hillcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcourt Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donkey Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Donkey Alley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Donkey Alley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Overhill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Adon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Adon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Adon Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Adon Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Adon Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Mount Adon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Adon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Adon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Overhill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Overhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overhill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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