Total Crime Rate

405.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 405.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 67.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Robbery 16.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ashgrove 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.

Crime Over Time in Ashgrove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Downham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bromley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Downham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgravia Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgravia Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashgrove Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashgrove Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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