Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 121.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dacres Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Perry Vale , and the 303rd 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 Dacres Road (SE23 2NN) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dacres Road (SE23 2NN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dacres Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torcross Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catling Close —
Apr 2026Burglary South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perry Vale —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gaynesford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaynesford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifield Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hindsley'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hindsley'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldram Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inglemere Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Roundhay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaynesford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catling Close —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glynwood Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bird-In-Hand Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Longfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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