Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Taymount Rise area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Taymount Rise (SE23 3DH) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower than the Forest Hill average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taymount Rise (SE23 3DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bird-In-Hand Passage (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Taymount Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tarleton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torcross Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bird-In-Hand Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glynwood Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearcefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearcefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dartmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grizedale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grizedale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knapdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Knapdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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