Forster Park & Southend
Middle areaSouth Lewisham. 9,033 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Forster Park & Southend live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Forster Park & Southend
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forster Park & Southend at a rate of 155.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 122.7 per 1,000 people across Lewisham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 547 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 290 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 163 |
| Other crime | 127 |
| Vehicle crime | 92 |
| Burglary | 61 |
| Drug offences | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Robbery | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 16 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Forster Park & Southend compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Forster Park & Southend safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Forster Park & Southend at a rate of 155.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 122.7 per 1,000 people across Lewisham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 94 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Forster Park & Southend.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (547), violence and sexual offences (290) and anti-social behaviour (163).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Lewisham
These figures are published for the whole of Lewisham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lewisham and not Forster Park & Southend alone. See Lewisham
Forster Park & Southend in brief
The median price paid for a home in Forster Park & Southend was £500,000 in 2025.
Forster Park & Southend had 8,932 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Forster Park & Southend live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Forster Park & Southend, 84.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.