Crime Rates at Crescent Wood Road, London, SE26 6RT

Crescent Wood Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 20th 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 Crescent Wood Road (SE26 6RT) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower than the Dulwich Wood average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Wood Road (SE26 6RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Droitwich Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mountacre Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.