Total Crime Rate
84.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lordship Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 266th lowest 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 Lordship Lane (SE22 8LZ) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% higher than the Dulwich Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lordship Lane (SE22 8LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plough Lane, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Etherow Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norcroft Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norcroft Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norcroft Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norcroft Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plough Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Plough Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Plough Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heber Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A2216 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A2216 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A2216 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A2216 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A2216 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A2216 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heber Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heber Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Landcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Landells Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Landells Road | — |
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