Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canonbie Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 319th 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 Canonbie Road (SE23 3AG) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher than the Forest Hill average (92.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canonbie Road (SE23 3AG), the main crime hotspot is near Greystead Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Canonbie Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Greystead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buckley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tewkesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Tewkesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canonbie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hermitage —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hermitage —
Sep 2025Burglary The Hermitage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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