Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashgrove 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ashgrove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kendale Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kendale Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flimwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgravia Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medhurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Medhurst Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medhurst Drive β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Calmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Calmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ashgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flimwell Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Downham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fieldside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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