Total Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thorpewood Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Thorpewood Avenue (SE26 4BX) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorpewood Avenue (SE26 4BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heathedge, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suncroft Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hassocks Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Suncroft Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heathedge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knapdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knapdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otto Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grizedale Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grizedale Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarleton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tarleton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tarleton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tarleton Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Little Brownings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hassocks Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Suncroft Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suncroft Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Suncroft Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gainsborough Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Gainsborough Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Suncroft Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Panmure Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Panmure Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shackleton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shackleton Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheseman Street | — |
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