Total Crime Rate

139.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 139.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Old Bromley Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 261st highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Bromley Road (BR1 4JZ) in the last 12 months was 139.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% higher than the Catford South average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bromley Road (BR1 4JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bromley Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Old Bromley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winlaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Ladbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakridge Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashgrove Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashgrove Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winlaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Downham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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