Total Crime Rate
405.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashgrove Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 37th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashgrove Road (BR1 4JW) in the last 12 months was 405.4 per 1,000 residents and was 297.0% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 138.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashgrove Road (BR1 4JW), the main crime hotspot is near Old Bromley Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ladbrook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Downham Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Old Bromley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Old Bromley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Old Bromley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bromley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bromley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bromley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Downham Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ambleside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ambleside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ambleside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ambleside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downham Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Old Bromley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Downham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgravia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgravia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgravia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgravia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belgravia Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgravia Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgravia Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladbrook Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashgrove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashgrove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashgrove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Old Bromley Road | Under investigation |
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