North Dulwich - a hotbed of crime?

[dulwichmum]

OHMYGOD! I just counted eleven police officers on North Dulwich station, supporting one inspector who was checking the tickets of 8 passengers waiting for the 9.14 to London Bridge!!! What is going on? Haven't they got anything better to do? This is not Lambeth you know.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

South London is responsible for 49% of all the crime on the National Rail Network so yer cannae blame 'em.

[Asset]

all those pesky JAGS girls, need a lot of back-up when dealing with them.

[cdonline]

I didn't realise there actually was a North Dulwich. I thought it was one of those areas that had renamed itself like West Kensington being really Shepherd's Bush and Bellenden Village being well, a street.

[dulwichmum]

North Dulwich is not quite as cultured as West Dulwich (clearly), it is virtually Herne Hill which protects us from Brixton, so I suppose that it does merit a strong police presence afterall. But I wonder if at least 9 of those police officers would have been better deployed on the number 3 bus, where parents openly drink Carlsberg export from cans on the school run?

[Jeremy]

cdonline Wrote:

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> I didn't realise there actually was a North

> Dulwich. I thought it was one of those areas that

> had renamed itself like West Kensington being

> really Shepherd's Bush and Bellenden Village being

> well, a street.

I think it's just the name of the station rather than an actual area... but people often describe an area by the name of the closest station (at least they do in London). I don't think there's any snobbery at play.

Bellenden Village, on the other hand, is basically just estate agent language for Peckham.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

When I worked for Lewisham Council prospective Council Tenants were directed to North Lewisham, which I understood to be, Deptford!

Cab Drivers would rarely want to venture "South" of the River back in the day (not sure about now) and when I did some Mini-Cabbing no-one ever said "take me to Brixton" though I had plenty of fares requesting "S.W.2"..

[bigbadwolf]

I used to work for Pizza hut in Forest hill and I'd usually have an air pistol in my pocket but never used it. I was attached to the Lewisham branch who delivered to the 'jack move' areas of Deptford, Rotherhithe and Bermondsey and I had to refill the magazine several time. I'm not joking!

[????]

I don't like to stick up for west London but....er....there is actually a place called West Kensington and it's not near Shepherds Bush

[Moos]

I can't believe I'm getting into this discussion but hey - isn't West Kensington W14 and Shepherd's Bush W12 and aren't they next door to one another?

Also, I thought North Dulwich was the same as Dulwich Village, or am I talking through my hat? What do I know, I'm just a Peckhamite...

[Tony.London Suburbs]

bigbadwolf Wrote:

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> I used to work for Pizza hut in Forest hill and

> I'd usually have an air pistol in my pocket but

> never used it. I was attached to the Lewisham

> branch who delivered to the 'jack move' areas of

> Deptford, Rotherhithe and Bermondsey and I had to

> refill the magazine several time. I'm not joking!

I've said b4 Wolfie.

The A.A. Man patrolling The Brixton Area arrived with an axe back in 1988 (?) !!

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Moos Wrote:

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> Also, I thought North Dulwich was the same as

> Dulwich Village, or am I talking through my hat?

> What do I know, I'm just a Peckhamite...

Moos, please don't take this the wrong way but please leave a serious, thoughtful and considered discussion to those better equiiped mentally on EDF.

[Brendan]

North Dulwich Station lies South-South West of East Dulwich Station and West Dulwich Station lies almost due South of North Dulwich Station.

If the neighbourhoods were going to be named by their station and the stations in turn by their positions North Dulwich would just be Dulwich or Dulwich central, West Dulwich would be South Dulwich and East Dulwich would be North Dulwich or possibly North-and-East-a-little-bit Dulwich.

[Moos]

.... which would be much better! I too have observed that fact and said tch to myself. Although only quietly. Who will stand for the newly named Dulwich At The Top And A Bit At The Side MP on this important platform?