Crime Rate in Perry Vale, ward

Perry Vale has the lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 2905th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 200th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Perry Vale in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Lewisham district average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Perry Vale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 479 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 34.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -14.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 572 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Perry Vale ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 99 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Deans Gate Close (37 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.