The newly landscaped Dulwich Square

[Earl Aelfheah]

This is just noise. You have provided no evidence of your claim that the filter on calton avenue (introduced more than 5 years ago) increased crime, road danger, or pollution. It’s not true. You’re spreading fear and misinformation.

[Rockets]

I have been very clear and specific about what I have said. You try to manipulate that for your own benefit - it's what you do. I have shared more than enough data to back up the claims I have made - some of which you linked to but then tried to discredit.

As I say, time will prove I am right with my summation of what is happening with certain types of crime in Dulwich Village. Mark my words....;-)

[Earl Aelfheah]

You have provided no data to back up your claims. A rise in phone thefts in Dulwich Village does not tell you anything about the filter introduced 5 years ago. As already stated, phone thefts have risen (at an even faster rate) across most of London.

In Dulwich Village 'all crime', violent crime and burglary have fallen and average earning have increased since the filter was introduced. Applying your logic this is proof the filter has made people safer and wealthier. Which would be just as spurious a claim.

You’re being massively dishonest.

Edited 2 hours ago by Earl Aelfheah

[DulvilleRes]

51 minutes ago, Rockets said:

As with so much of this stuff you can say what you want but, over time, the real story will come out and I suspect that like so many examples in the past we will be right and you will be wrong!

Who is 'we' Rockets? I thought you were on a one person crusade detached from any political party or lobby group. 

[Earl Aelfheah]

18 hours ago, Rockets said:

not sure I ever mentioned car crime did I?

You've thrown so much unsubstantiated nonsense at the wall, you can't even keep track of it yourself

On 08/07/2025 at 13:16, Rockets said:

the road closures have led to an increase in crime, in particular phone thefts, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and crash scams

Edited 4 hours ago by Earl Aelfheah

[Rockets]

2 hours ago, DulvilleRes said:

Who is 'we' Rockets? I thought you were on a one person crusade detached from any political party or lobby group. 

Ah at it again @DulvilleRes......

 

1 hour ago, Earl Aelfheah said:

ou've thrown so much unsubstantiated nonsense at the wall, you can't even keep track of it yourself

On 08/07/2025 at 13:16, Rockets said:

the road closures have led to an increase in crime, in particular phone thefts, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and crash scams

Edited 1 hour ago by Earl Aelfheah

But was that discussion back in July not based on the numbers from police tracking of crimes over the last three years? I think you're losing track of the conversation rather than me...

3 hours ago, Earl Aelfheah said:

You have provided no data to back up your claims.

Except the Met police published data over the last 3 years for Dulwich Village, the StreetScan information and the recent powerpoint from the Dulwich Village Ward Met Police meeting....how much data do you require exactly....;-)

[Earl Aelfheah]

Rockets has made several false and misleading claims concerning the road filter on Calton Avenue.

On crime:

On 08/07/2025 at 13:16, Rockets said:

the road closures have led to an increase in crime, in particular phone thefts, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and crash scams.

Since the filter was introduced ‘all crime’ has fallen. 

Between 2015-2018, before the filter was introduced, there was a significant increase in robbery in Dulwich, way above current levels and the London average. Since the filter was introduced it has fallen back in line with background trends.

The data on violent crime is even more stark - falling in absolute terms and massively against background trends.

Both robbery and violent crime are lower now than ‘pre-filter’.

'Theft from the person' has trended down significantly against the London average since 2021.

In short, whatever crimes may be currently seeing an uptick across Dulwich and London generally, there is no evidence at all of even a correlation between them and the introduction of the filter (let alone the laughable leap Rockets is making to some sort of causation).

On pedestrian safety and road danger:

On 13/12/2024 at 18:30, Rockets said:

I would argue with you that for pedestrians that junction is now more dangerous than it was when it was open to cars.

Crash data shows that collisions and injuries are down around the junction. Not at all surprising as heavy, fast moving vehicles have been removed.

On pollution:

On 09/03/2024 at 00:22, Rockets said:

LTNs make congestion and pollution worse and will go down in history as one of mankinds most bluntest instrument and stupid idea.

Road side pollution monitoring across the Dulwich area has shown massive and sustained decreases in pollution (specifically NO2).

There is no evidence showing that the filter has had any of the negative consequences Rockets claims. What's worse is that I don't suppose he actually believes that the filter has made crime worse, or increased road danger, or increased pollution.

[Rockets]

Ah @Earl Aelfheah resorting to taking certain quotes out of context again...what a surprise....creatures of habit and all that.

Perhaps you would be so kind as posting the rest of the quote and context from Dec 2024 in relation to when I was arguing  about the junction being more dangerous for pedestrians now?

I still stand by my comment about LTNs making congestion and pollution worse.

And on crime I post the below again. The London trend is a red-herring as you can see that Calton has never previously followed the London trend until, mysteriously, around 2021......right now theft from person across the whole of Dulwich is massively outpacing our neighbouring wards and, if the news about Sadiq Khan saying theft from person was trending at 13% down year on year for the same period as the charts below across London https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62nqvzzq79o, it is now significantly above the London trend. 

[Earl Aelfheah]

How on earth do you think those charts show the filter on Calton Avenue has increased crime? Are you actually serious?

Absolutely embarrassing 

2 hours ago, Rockets said:

I still stand by my comment about LTNs making congestion and pollution worse.

You’re disputing the local air quality monitoring data?