Total Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Perry 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.

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Crime Over Time in Perry Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Roundhay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldram Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hindsley'S Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hindsley'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Montrose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldram Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaynesford Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gaynesford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaynesford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldram Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodcombe Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearcefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime David'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearcefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bird-In-Hand Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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