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

Stanstead Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 63rd 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 1HR) in the last 12 months was 310.8 per 1,000 residents and was 233.7% higher than the Crofton Park average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 120.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanstead Road (SE23 1HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanstead Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herschell Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.