Total Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whateley Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 31st 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 Whateley Road (SE22 9DD) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% lower than the Dulwich Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
In the area around Whateley Road (SE22 9DD), 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 (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Playfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Landcroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Landcroft Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Landcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Landcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heber Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heber Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heber Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pellatt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pellatt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pellatt Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thompson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shawbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Thompson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heber Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Landcroft Road | — |
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