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

Stanstead Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanstead Road (SE23 1DE) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanstead Road (SE23 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woolstone Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winterstoke Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.