Crime Rate in Evelyn, ward

Evelyn has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 1387th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 277th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Evelyn in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Lewisham district average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Evelyn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 381 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 11 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 542 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Evelyn ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 113 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Oxestalls Road (28 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.