Total Crime Rate

371.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 371.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.4 10/10
  • Other theft 64.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.9 8/10
  • Robbery 32.1 10/10
  • Burglary 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 21.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Solway Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 84th highest crime rate of 799 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 Solway Road (SE22 9BG) in the last 12 months was 371.4 per 1,000 residents and was 354.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (β‰ˆ 146.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Solway Road (SE22 9BG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Solway Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ferris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinsale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinsale Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelmore Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmes Close β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dewar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dewar Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmes Close β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wellington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmes Close β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Holmes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holmes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Dulwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order East Dulwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waghorn Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gowlett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Amott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Mews β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hinckley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acre Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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