Total Crime Rate

208.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 208.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Velde Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 214th 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 Velde Way (SE22 8TP) in the last 12 months was 208.5 per 1,000 residents and was 119.4% higher than the Dulwich Hill average (95.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 127.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Velde Way (SE22 8TP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Velde Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Dulwich Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarbert Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glengarry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glengarry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Glengarry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A2214 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jarvis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarbert Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2214 —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Townley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Dulwich Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Dulwich Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Dulwich Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Dulwich Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillsboro Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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