Crime Rates at Blackwater Street, London, SE22 8SD

Blackwater Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 388th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackwater Street (SE22 8SD) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwater Street (SE22 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.