Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Woolstone Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Perry Vale , and the 369th lowest 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 Woolstone Road (SE23 2TH) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolstone Road (SE23 2TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paxton Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woolstone Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woolstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Como Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsinore Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carters Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Woolstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurstbourne Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elsinore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Levendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilmorie Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Como Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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