East Dulwich
Middle areaSouth west Southwark. 8,259 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in East Dulwich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in East Dulwich
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Dulwich at a rate of 90.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 209 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 150 |
| Other crime | 94 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 87 |
| Vehicle crime | 79 |
| Theft from the person | 45 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How East Dulwich compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is East Dulwich safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Dulwich at a rate of 90.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 92 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Dulwich.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (209), violence and sexual offences (150) and other crime (94).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Southwark
These figures are published for the whole of Southwark, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southwark and not East Dulwich alone. See Southwark
East Dulwich in brief
The median price paid for a home in East Dulwich was £837,750 in 2025.
East Dulwich had 8,296 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in East Dulwich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In East Dulwich, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.