Total Crime Rate
112.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashgrove Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 341st highest crime rate of 826 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 Ashgrove Road (BR1 4JN) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashgrove Road (BR1 4JN), the main crime hotspot is near Downham Lane. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Downham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kendale Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kendale Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flimwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgravia Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medhurst Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Medhurst Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Medhurst Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Calmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Calmont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ashgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flimwell Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Downham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fieldside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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