Crime Rates at London Road, London, SE23 3UZ

London Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 361st highest 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 London Road (SE23 3UZ) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SE23 3UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.