Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 166.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.0 10/10
  • Drugs 45.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Perry Rise area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Perry Vale , and the 198th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Perry Rise (SE23 2QX) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 132.4% higher than the Perry Vale average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perry Rise (SE23 2QX), the main crime hotspot is near Wynell Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Perry Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lescombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Houston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Allenby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Allenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paxton Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garlies Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Niederwald Road
Sep 2025Robbery Ticehurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Houston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garlies Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dillwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearfield Road
Sep 2025Robbery Dillwyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B227 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wynell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences April Glen Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Champion Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Perry Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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