Crime Rate in Ladywell, ward

Ladywell has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 1121st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 234th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ladywell in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower than the Lewisham district average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ladywell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 779 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , up 9.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -13.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 982 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ladywell ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 622 crimes here, including 435 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.