Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Horniman Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 362nd lowest 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 Horniman Drive (SE23 3BP) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% lower than the Forest Hill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horniman Drive (SE23 3BP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Horniman Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary The Hermitage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldenshaw Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hermitage —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hermitage —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canonbie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Robbery Tewkesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tewkesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Buckley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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