Crime Rates at Highgate Walk, London, SE23 3YA

Highgate Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 35th highest crime rate of 844 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 420.2 per 1,000 residents and was 354.5% higher than the Forest Hill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 184.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.8% 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 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.