Total Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avondale Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 276th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avondale Road (BR1 4EY) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher than the Catford South average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Road (BR1 4EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arcus Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hildenborough Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Avondale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chingley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swiftsden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hildenborough Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hildenborough Gardens
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Patterdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arcus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Patterdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arcus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arcus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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