Crime Rate in Lewisham Central, ward

Lewisham Central has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 501st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 116th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lewisham Central in the last 12 months was 161.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Lewisham district average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lewisham Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 429 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 14 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 20.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -19.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 598 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lewisham Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.