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Crime in Lewisham by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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9,008crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+7%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Brockleylowest rate82.7 per 1,000 a year
130.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Ladywell (-1%), Grove Park (1%) and New Cross Gate (3%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1LadywellSE13 · 23,035 residents 208.2▼ 1%violence
2Lower SydenhamSE26 · 17,070 residents 186.1▲ 40%violence
3SouthendSE6 · 17,254 residents 181.3▲ 4%violence
4BlackheathSE3 · 12,876 residents 156.3▲ 10%shoplifting
5LewishamSE13 · 160,034 residents 153.2▲ 9%violence
6CatfordSE6 · 155,500 residents 150.3▲ 5%violence
7Hither GreenSE13 · 28,819 residents 148.8▲ 7%violence
8BellinghamSE6 · 21,738 residents 145.4▲ 17%violence
9ChinbrookSE12 · 11,610 residents 144.4▲ 25%violence
10New CrossSE14 · 36,737 residents 142.6▲ 10%violence
11Bell GreenSE26 · 23,573 residents 130.3▲ 34%violence
12Perry ValeSE23 · 24,415 residents 120.6▲ 31%violence
13DownhamBR1 · 27,181 residents 112.9▲ 7%violence
14New Cross GateSE14 · 33,297 residents 110.6▲ 3%violence
15SydenhamSE26 · 133,913 residents 110.3▲ 13%violence
16Upper Sydenham (SE26)SE26 · 25,442 residents 108.3▲ 14%violence
17Catford SouthSE6 · 26,997 residents 106.7▲ 4%violence
18Honor OakSE23 · 20,010 residents 101.5▲ 7%violence
19Grove ParkSE12 · 103,500 residents 98.9▲ 1%violence
20Forest HillSE23 · 22,929 residents 97.2▲ 10%violence
21BrockleySE4 · 28,534 residents 82.7▲ 5%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Lewisham have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Brockley, Forest Hill, Grove Park, Honor Oak and Catford South.

Which areas of Lewisham have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Ladywell, Lower Sydenham, Southend, Blackheath and Lewisham.

Is crime going up or down in Lewisham?

Across Lewisham, 9,008 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 7% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.