Crime Rates at Townley Road, London, SE22 8SR

Townley Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 799 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 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Dulwich Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townley Road (SE22 8SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Landcroft Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillsboro Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.