Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hillbrow Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 296th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillbrow Road (BR1 4JL) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillbrow Road (BR1 4JL), the main crime hotspot is near Belgravia Gardens. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hillbrow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgravia Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgravia Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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