Crime Rate in Crofton Park, ward

Crofton Park has the 7th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 2033rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 336th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Crofton Park in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Lewisham district average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Crofton Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 365 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 10 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -49.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 482 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Crofton Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Beaumaris Mews. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.