Crime Rates at Dartmouth Road, London, SE23 3HN

Dartmouth Road area has the highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 27th 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 Dartmouth Road (SE23 3HN) in the last 12 months was 480.3 per 1,000 residents and was 419.6% higher than the Forest Hill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 229.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dartmouth Road (SE23 3HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.