Total Crime Rate

361.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 361.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Public order 39.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highgate Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 49th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highgate Walk (SE23 3YA) in the last 12 months was 361.3 per 1,000 residents and was 313.1% higher than the Forest Hill average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Walk (SE23 3YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highgate Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tarleton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bird-In-Hand Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime David'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glynwood Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearcefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearcefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Knapdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Knapdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grizedale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grizedale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Hermitage Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dartmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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