Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howletts Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Dulwich Village , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 769 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 Howletts Road (SE24 9JZ) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower than the Dulwich Village average (70.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howletts Road (SE24 9JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Herne Hill, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckwith Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howletts Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Winterbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frankfurt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Delawyk Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elmwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyneham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wyneham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ardbeg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ardbeg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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