Total Crime Rate

129.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dacres Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Perry Vale , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 844 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 2NS) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dacres Road (SE23 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bird-In-Hand Passage, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longfield Crescent (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dacres Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deans Gate Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inglemere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bird-In-Hand Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bird-In-Hand Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fifield Path β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Clyde Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deans Gate Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perry Vale β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inglemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dacres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dacres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dacres Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dacres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dacres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inglemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inglemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Inglemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Roundhay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westbourne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Drive β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perry Vale β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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