Total Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Westwood Park area has the lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westwood Park (SE23 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% lower than the Forest Hill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

In the area around Westwood Park (SE23 3QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Buckley Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Westwood Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Underhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tewkesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canonbie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wood Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Tewkesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buckley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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