Total Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holmdene Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dulwich Village , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holmdene Avenue (SE24 9LB) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Holmdene Avenue (SE24 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carver Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Half Moon Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Carver Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herne Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Carver Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Half Moon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elfindale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beckwith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorchester Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casino Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carver Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casino Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herne Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herne Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Howletts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howletts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winterbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danecroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Danecroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winterbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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