Crime Rates at Northwood Road, London, SE23 2HR

Northwood Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Northwood Road (SE23 2HR) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwood Road (SE23 2HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woolstone Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winterstoke Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.