Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marler Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 65th 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 Marler Road (SE23 2AE) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marler Road (SE23 2AE), the main crime hotspot is near Woolstone Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marler Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsinore Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Ravensbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stanstead Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanstead Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woolstone Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blythe Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Winterstoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Winterstoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Polecroft Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polecroft Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polecroft Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polecroft Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ravensbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ravensbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarens Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Levendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broxted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elsinore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stanstead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurstbourne Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Woolstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Desmond Tutu Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fermor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vevey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vevey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lutwyche Road —

Data Sources

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