Total Crime Rate
128.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Surrey 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldenshaw Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarleton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldenshaw Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldenshaw Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grizedale Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grizedale Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tarleton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forestholme Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knapdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tarleton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tarleton Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knapdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Little Brownings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Hermitage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hermitage | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hermitage | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Highgate Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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