Total Crime Rate

420.2 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 420.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Robbery 19.6 10/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 35th 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 London Road (SE23 3JA) in the last 12 months was 420.2 per 1,000 residents and was 354.5% higher than the Forest Hill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 184.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SE23 3JA), 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.

Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcombe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pearcefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearcefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearcefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Anti-social behaviour David'S Road —
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 Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldram Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldram Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldram Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hindsley'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hindsley'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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