Total Crime Rate

130.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 130.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Garlies Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Perry Vale , and the 281st highest crime rate of 826 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 Garlies Road (SE23 2RT) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% higher than the Perry Vale average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garlies Road (SE23 2RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paxton Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ardley Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garlies Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normandy Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Woolstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Levendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carters Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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