Total Crime Rate
120.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Manor Way 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 Manor Way (SE23 3AT) 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 Manor Way (SE23 3AT), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tewkesbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coach House Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bowmans Lea | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fairlie Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fairlie Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dunoon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ewelme Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcombe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Coach House Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckstone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Greystead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Canonbie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tewkesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Hermitage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hermitage | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hermitage | — |
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