Total Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ewelme Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ewelme Road (SE23 3BH) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% lower than the Forest Hill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ewelme Road (SE23 3BH), 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 (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | David'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldenshaw Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pearcefield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pearcefield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearcefield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearcefield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldenshaw Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldenshaw Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fairlie Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldram Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcombe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ewelme Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Hermitage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fairlie Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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