Dulwich Wood vs Whetstone

Dulwich Wood has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,876 crimes in the last 12 months. Whetstone has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 3,020 crimes. Whetstone scores higher on the CrimeRadar 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. Whetstone shows -0.6% (falling). 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 Whetstone, it is Violent Crime (698 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 Whetstone recorded 643. 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 698 in Whetstone. 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%). Whetstone recorded 3,037 crimes previously (now 3,020, -0.6%).

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 Whetstone has 37.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Dulwich Wood falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Whetstone 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 Whetstone. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.