Crime Rate in Lewisham Central, ward

Lewisham Central has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 493rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 113th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lewisham Central in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% higher than the Lewisham district average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lewisham Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 384 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 10 cases , up 11.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 48.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -56.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 562 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lewisham Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.