Total Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 72.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brangbourne Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brangbourne Road (BR1 4LP) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brangbourne Road (BR1 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oldstead Road, where police recorded 263 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bromley Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brangbourne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bourneside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Bromley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bromley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winlaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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