Total Crime Rate
142.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Perry Vale area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Perry Vale , and the 245th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Perry Vale (SE23 2LD) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% higher than the Perry Vale average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Perry Vale (SE23 2LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Perry Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Roundhay Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldram Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hindsley'S Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hindsley'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Montrose Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldram Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaynesford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gaynesford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaynesford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | South Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldram Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcombe Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearcefield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | David'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartmouth Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearcefield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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