Crime Rates at Herne Hill, London, SE24 9NE

Herne Hill area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Dulwich Village , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 769 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 Herne Hill (SE24 9NE) in the last 12 months was 33.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Dulwich Village average (70.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herne Hill (SE24 9NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carver Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorchester Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.