Crime Rates at Boveney Road, London, SE23 3NL

Boveney Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 206th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boveney Road (SE23 3NL) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% higher than the Forest Hill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boveney Road (SE23 3NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boveney Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devonshire Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.