Total Crime Rate
42.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunoon Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 160th 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 Dunoon Road (SE23 3TD) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunoon Road (SE23 3TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boveney Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devonshire Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Greystead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fairlie Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beadnell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beadnell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coach House Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Coach House Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dunoon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fairlie Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beadnell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bowmans Lea | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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