Total Crime Rate

242.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 242.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 67.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norwood Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dulwich Village , and the 173rd 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 Norwood Road (SE24 9AA) in the last 12 months was 242.4 per 1,000 residents and was 218.5% higher than the Dulwich Village average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Road (SE24 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Herne Hill. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Norwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Herne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Mansions Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croxted Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carver Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Carver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Herne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Herne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Croxted Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Herne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Herne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Carver Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Mansions Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Abbey Mansions Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Croxted Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Croxted Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbey Mansions Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Guernsey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Guernsey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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