Crime Rates at Devonshire Road, London, SE23 3SZ

Devonshire Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 337th highest crime rate of 826 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 Devonshire Road (SE23 3SZ) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% higher than the Forest Hill average (87.5 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (SE23 3SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boveney Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ewart Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.