Total Crime Rate
93.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forest Hill Industrial Estate area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Perry Vale , and the 416th 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 Forest Hill Industrial Estate (SE23 2LX) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% higher than the Perry Vale average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forest Hill Industrial Estate (SE23 2LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldram Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hindsley'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hindsley'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartmouth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Roundhay Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldram Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clyde Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dacres Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dacres Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dacres Road | Under investigation |
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