Crime Rates at Stanstead Road, London, SE23 1BX

Stanstead Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 61st highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanstead Road (SE23 1BX) in the last 12 months was 325.3 per 1,000 residents and was 277.0% higher than the Crofton Park average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanstead Road (SE23 1BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanstead Road, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herschell Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.