Forest Hill ranks 13th amongst 19 Lewisham wards. There were 1495 crime incidents reported in Forest Hill for 2023. With an estimated population of 15175, crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) is 98.52, a decrease of 4.9 % compared to previous year.
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Forest Hill crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 414 (27.7)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 287 (19.2)%
- Vehicle crime – 213 (14.2)%
- Other theft – 147 (9.8)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 90 (6.0)%
- Public order – 88 (5.9)%
- Shoplifting – 78 (5.2)%
- Burglary – 76 (5.1)%
- Robbery – 32 (2.1)%
- Drugs – 30 (2.0)%
- Theft from the person – 18 (1.2)%
- Bicycle theft – 11 (0.7)%
- Other crime – 8 (0.5)%
- Possession of weapons – 3 (0.2)%
How does Forest Hill compare to other Lewisham wards?
Out of the 19 Lewisham wards, Lewisham Central, Rushey Green, Deptford has highest crime rates (crime per 1000 residents) for 2023.
List of all 19 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Forest Hill map showing crime hot spots
Postcode locations of all 2023 crime incidents is projected on the map to show the hot-spots. Higher Crime Count (number of crime incidents for same postcode) is indicated by marker size, with marker color corresponding to the color scale. Slider can be used to filter the markers based on Crime Count.