Crime Rate in Perry Vale, ward

Perry Vale has the lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 3270th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 178th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Perry Vale in the last 12 months was 71.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Lewisham district average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Perry Vale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 418 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 501 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Perry Vale ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.