Crime Rate in Downham, ward

Downham has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 1451st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 290th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Downham in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower than the Lewisham district average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Downham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 713 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 12 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -17.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 908 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Downham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Camlan Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.