Total Crime Rate
36.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stanstead Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Stanstead Road (SE23 1HY) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Crofton Park average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanstead Road (SE23 1HY), the main crime hotspot is near Winterstoke Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crofton Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brockley Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fermor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Winterstoke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Winterstoke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ravensbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ravensbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Marler Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Northwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ravensbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Desmond Tutu Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buckingham Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Stanstead Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elsinore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elsinore Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brockley Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurstbourne Road | — |
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