Crime Rate in Downham, ward

Downham has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 1536th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 283rd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Downham in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% lower than the Lewisham district average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Downham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 668 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , down -36.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 46.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 862 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Downham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Camlan Road. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.