Total Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Tewkesbury Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 25th 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 Tewkesbury Avenue (SE23 3DG) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower than the Forest Hill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tewkesbury Avenue (SE23 3DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Hermitage, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckley Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Tewkesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Underhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buckley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hermitage —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hermitage —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canonbie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Tewkesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tewkesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Buckley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Hermitage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wood Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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