Total Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Elfindale Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dulwich Village , and the 25th 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 Elfindale Road (SE24 9NN) in the last 12 months was 13.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elfindale Road (SE24 9NN), the main crime hotspot is near Red Post Hill. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Elfindale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Howletts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Post Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elfindale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Half Moon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Danecroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danecroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beckwith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casino Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casino Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herne Hill —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Red Post Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herne Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howletts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herne Hill —

Data Sources

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