Total Crime Rate
70.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woolstone Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 303rd 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 Woolstone Road (SE23 2SU) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower than the Crofton Park average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woolstone Road (SE23 2SU), the main crime hotspot is near Woolstone Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broxted Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Levendale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ticehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Houston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Houston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarens Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarens Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkesfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Levendale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clowders Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Woolstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clowders Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clowders Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broxted Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nyon Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nyon Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broxted Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broxted Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broxted Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broxted Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Broxted Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woolstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woolstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hurstbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fermor Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woolstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vancouver Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Helvetia Street | Under investigation |
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