Total Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bovill Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bovill Road (SE23 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.3% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Bovill Road (SE23 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Beaumaris Mews. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bovill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Beadnell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumaris Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumaris Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumaris Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Whatman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumaris Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Beaumaris Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Beaumaris Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beaumaris Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whatman Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bovill Road
Sep 2025Public order Beaumaris Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Herschell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lessing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sienna Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sienna Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sienna Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herschell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herschell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herschell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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