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Crime in SE23 3

How much crime is recorded in SE23 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Population
22,558 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE23 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE23 3, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3National
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary10.09.1
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Shoplifting4.98.4
Other theft3.64.5
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% 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.

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