Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.8 8/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dartmouth Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dartmouth Road (SE23 3HX) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher than the Forest Hill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dartmouth Road (SE23 3HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bird-In-Hand Passage, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longfield Crescent (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dartmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Suncroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windley Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Clyde Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bird-In-Hand Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Bird-In-Hand Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dartmouth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Suncroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Park —
Sep 2025Public order Forestholme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highgate Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suncroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dacres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dacres Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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