Dulwich Wood vs Kennington

Dulwich Wood has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,876 crimes in the last 12 months. Kennington has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 23,972 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Dulwich Wood shows a year-on-year crime trend of -1.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Kennington shows +3.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Dulwich Wood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,071 incidents). In Kennington, it is Violent Crime (4,845 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Dulwich Wood recorded 895 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Kennington recorded 4,630. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Dulwich Wood totalled 1,071 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 4,845 in Kennington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Dulwich Wood recorded 3,932 crimes (now 3,876, a change of -1.4%). Kennington recorded 23,174 crimes previously (now 23,972, +3.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Dulwich Wood has a resolution rate of 31.9% and Kennington has 38.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Dulwich Wood falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Kennington is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Dulwich Wood and Kennington. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.