Crime Rates at Hurstbourne Road, London, SE23 2AQ

Hurstbourne Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 303rd lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hurstbourne Road (SE23 2AQ) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower than the Crofton Park average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurstbourne Road (SE23 2AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanstead Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northwood Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.