Total Crime Rate

165.7 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 165.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Windrush Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Perry Vale , and the 199th highest crime rate of 844 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 Windrush Lane (SE23 2XA) in the last 12 months was 165.7 per 1,000 residents and was 131.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windrush Lane (SE23 2XA), the main crime hotspot is near Deans Gate Close. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Windrush Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deans Gate Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inglemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wynell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deans Gate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windrush Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perry Vale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perry Vale —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windrush Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Inglemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inglemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normanton Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inglemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inglemere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deans Gate Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deans Gate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deans Gate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deans Gate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Deans Gate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences April Glen Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bampton Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Roundhay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dacres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dacres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dacres Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dacres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dacres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearfield Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Gaynesford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shipman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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