Crime Rates at Silvester Road, London, SE22 9PE

Silvester Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 316th lowest 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 Silvester Road (SE22 9PE) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Dulwich Hill average (95.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silvester Road (SE22 9PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B219, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friern Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.