Crime Rates at Wood Vale, London, SE23 3DS

Wood Vale area has the 14th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 344th 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 Wood Vale (SE23 3DS) in the last 12 months was 139.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Vale (SE23 3DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Streamline Mews, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Talbot Mews (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.