Crime Rate in Rushey Green, ward

Rushey Green has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 wards in Lewisham district and the 413th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 99th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rushey Green in the last 12 months was 172.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher than the Lewisham district average (121.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rushey Green’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 989 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 33 cases , up 22.2% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 38.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,369 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rushey Green ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 480 crimes here, including 182 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.