Postcode · London
Crime in SE23 1EA
How much crime is recorded in SE23 1EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Honor Oak
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,831 (2024)
SE23 1EALondon
How safe is SE23 1EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE23 1EA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE23 1EANational
Shoplifting45.18.4
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Burglary10.19.1
Public order6.24.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Robbery2.41.4
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.