Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

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 66.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wood Vale area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dulwich Hill , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Vale (SE23 3DT) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Dulwich Hill average (81.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 183.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Vale (SE23 3DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Streamline Mews, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Talbot Mews (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wood Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donkey Alley Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Overhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Talbot Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Overhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charles Talbot Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donkey Alley Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Overhill Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Donkey Alley β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melford Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Overhill Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Underhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tewkesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tewkesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Belvoir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belvoir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melford Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Wood Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Streamline Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Streamline Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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