Crime Rates at Taymount Rise, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3UG

Taymount Rise area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Taymount Rise (SE23 3UG) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower than the Forest Hill average (87.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taymount Rise (SE23 3UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bird-In-Hand Passage (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.