Crime Rates at Devonshire Road, London, SE23 3TH

Devonshire Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 376th lowest 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 Devonshire Road (SE23 3TH) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Forest Hill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (SE23 3TH), the main crime hotspot is near Beaumaris Mews. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.