Crime Rates at Horley Road, London, SE9 4LF

Horley Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Grove Park , and the 294th 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 Horley Road (SE9 4LF) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Grove Park average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horley Road (SE9 4LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chilham Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.