Total Crime Rate

243.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 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 243.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 64.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
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

Melbourne Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 172nd 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 Melbourne Grove (SE22 8RG) in the last 12 months was 243.2 per 1,000 residents and was 155.9% higher than the Dulwich Hill average (95.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Grove (SE22 8RG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Zenoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Oxenford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxenford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Everthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Everthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oxonian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oxonian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxonian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tintagel Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbourne Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elsie Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Zenoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2214 —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dog Kennel Hill —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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