Total Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Benson Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 247th 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 Benson Road (SE23 3RJ) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 250.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benson Road (SE23 3RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Devonshire Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Benson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hermitage —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowmans Lea Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearcefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pearcefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Pearcefield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldenshaw Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunoon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fairlie Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairlie Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour David'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearcefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Hermitage —
Sep 2025Burglary The Hermitage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Greystead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcombe Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ewelme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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