Total Crime Rate
56.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holmdene Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dulwich Village , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holmdene Avenue (SE24 9LF) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holmdene Avenue (SE24 9LF), 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 | Drugs | Howletts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carver Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Howletts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elfindale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Half Moon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Winterbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winterbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herne Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herne Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herne Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Casino Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Carver Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Carver Road | Under investigation |
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