Total Crime Rate

169.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Horniman Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 195th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horniman Drive (SE23 3BU) in the last 12 months was 169.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% higher than the Forest Hill average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horniman Drive (SE23 3BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Rise (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Horniman Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tarleton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amroth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Hermitage Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleeve Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleeve Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horniman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amroth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westwood Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grizedale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grizedale Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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