Total Crime Rate

273.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 273.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 23.3 7/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cleeve Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 81st 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 Cleeve Hill (SE23 3DD) in the last 12 months was 273.3 per 1,000 residents and was 195.6% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleeve Hill (SE23 3DD), 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 Cleeve Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Tewkesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarleton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grizedale Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Grizedale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearcefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Tarleton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forestholme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highgate Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldenshaw Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Pearcefield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pearcefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tarleton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearcefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarleton Gardens —
Sep 2025Robbery Tewkesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hermitage —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hermitage —
Sep 2025Burglary The Hermitage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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