Crime Rates at Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, London, SE6 4XD

Stanstead Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ladywell , and the 403rd highest crime rate of 826 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 Stanstead Road (SE6 4XD) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower than the Ladywell average (119.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanstead Road (SE6 4XD), the main crime hotspot is near Vineyard Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.