Total Crime Rate

133.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Otto Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 273rd 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 Otto Close (SE26 4NA) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% higher than the Forest Hill average (87.5 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 Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otto Close (SE26 4NA), the main crime hotspot is near Heathedge. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Otto Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Gainsborough Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathedge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grizedale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knapdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Knapdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grizedale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heathedge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Otto Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Otto Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainsborough Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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