Crime Rates at Church Vale, London, SE23 2UW

Church Vale area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Perry Vale , and the 285th highest 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 Church Vale (SE23 2UW) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Vale (SE23 2UW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.