Total Crime Rate

170.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 170.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elmwood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Dulwich Village , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmwood Road (SE24 9NU) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 142.8% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Road (SE24 9NU), the main crime hotspot is near Red Post Hill. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frankfurt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Red Post Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ardbeg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ardbeg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Post Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Red Post Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Post Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Casino Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wyneham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyneham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elmwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Delawyk Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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