Crime Rates at Townley Road, London, SE22 8SR

Townley Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townley Road (SE22 8SR) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townley Road (SE22 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Hillsboro Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.