Postcode · London
Crime in SE23 3QA
How much crime is recorded in SE23 3QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Forest Hill West
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,397 (2024)
SE23 3QALondon
How safe is SE23 3QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE23 3QA area, below 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 3QANational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary9.69.1
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.14.6
Robbery0.91.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.