Crime Rates at Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 1DA

Stanstead Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 65th highest crime rate of 844 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 1DA) in the last 12 months was 304.5 per 1,000 residents and was 227.0% higher than the Crofton Park average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 295.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanstead Road (SE23 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Stanstead Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.