Crime Rates at Colwell Road, London, SE22 8QP

Colwell Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colwell Road (SE22 8QP) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 193.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwell Road (SE22 8QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Landcroft Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melbourne Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.