Total Crime Rate

256.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 256.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

South Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Perry Vale , and the 103rd 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 South Road (SE23 2UH) in the last 12 months was 256.4 per 1,000 residents and was 241.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 509.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (SE23 2UH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bird-In-Hand Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hindsley'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alexander Evans Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perry Vale —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gaynesford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaynesford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldram Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifield Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Montrose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaynesford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hindsley'S Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldram Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inglemere Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldram Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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