Total Crime Rate

433.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 433.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 68.3 10/10
  • Other theft 58.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Robbery 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 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 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 68th 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 0SH) in the last 12 months was 433.5 per 1,000 residents and was 430.6% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Hill Road (SE22 0SH), 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marcus Garvey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Piermont Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Piermont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cornflower Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ryedale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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