Crime Rates at Hurstbourne Road, London, SE23 2AA

Hurstbourne Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 10th 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 Hurstbourne Road (SE23 2AA) in the last 12 months was 6.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% lower than the Crofton Park average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurstbourne Road (SE23 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Stanstead Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.