Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 128.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Surrey Mount area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 297th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Surrey Mount (SE23 3PF) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Mount (SE23 3PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knapdale Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Surrey Mount area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarleton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldenshaw Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Grizedale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grizedale Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Public order Tarleton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forestholme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Public order Knapdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tarleton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarleton Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Public order Knapdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Brownings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Hermitage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hermitage β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hermitage β€”
Sep 2025Public order Highgate Walk Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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