Total Crime Rate

196.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 196.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 74.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 10th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 236th 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 Forest Hill Road (SE22 0RR) in the last 12 months was 196.8 per 1,000 residents and was 140.9% higher than the Dulwich Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Hill Road (SE22 0RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Piermont Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Piermont Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Piermont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marcus Garvey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cornflower Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ryedale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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