Total Crime Rate

205.1 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 205.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 144th 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 South Road (SE23 2UH) in the last 12 months was 205.1 per 1,000 residents and was 187.1% higher than the Perry Vale average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 795.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (SE23 2UH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westbourne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Waldram Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Inglemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fifield Path —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perry Vale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perry Vale —
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bird-In-Hand Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inglemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bird-In-Hand Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Clyde Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Roundhay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gaynesford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaynesford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaynesford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldram Park Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Rockbourne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inglemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hindsley'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inglemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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