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Quite reassuring to see that crime in ED is generally average compared to the general rating for Southwark which is above average. That is until you look at the figures. 2 crimes (burglary, robbery and car related crime) in each of June and July. Seems unlikely, as I think more crimes than that have been discussed on this forum alone!


Also strange that the area around East Dulwich Grove is above average.




BBC Article on Crime Maps

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There was an interesting piece about these maps on R4 the other day.

How they are OK to give a background guide to an area

but pointing out that the way they are compiled unfortunately builds in some anomalies.

For instance every Police Station (& it's postcode) will show as a Crime spike.

Simply because multiple crimes are reported there & it's the Postcode where the crime is reported that goes into the figures.

that number is not the number of crimes committed


"When looking at larger areas of London, for example at a borough level, the specific crime rate is shown as a rate of that crime per 1,000 head of population during the specific reporting period. Where possible, the actual crime numbers are shown so that a user can see how many crimes of that type have been recorded in the area of London they are interested in. It should be noted that where the occurrence of a crime type is particularly low and there is a risk of identifying an individual, the MPS is not permitted to display actual numbers."


Add to that fact that it's reported crime and not every criminal act (how could it be?)

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