Crime Rates at Laundry Mews, London, SE23 1RD

Laundry Mews area has the 5th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 826 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 Laundry Mews (SE23 1RD) in the last 12 months was 221.5 per 1,000 residents and was 156.7% higher than the Crofton Park average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 45.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 120.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laundry Mews (SE23 1RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaumaris Mews, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herschell Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.