Crime Rate in New Cross Gate, ward

New Cross Gate has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 1713th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 342nd highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in New Cross Gate in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Lewisham district average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, New Cross Gate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 350 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 21.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 470 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the New Cross Gate ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hatcham Park Mews, with 89 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (38 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.