Total Crime Rate

236.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 236.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.3 10/10
  • Other theft 39.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hildenborough Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 118th highest crime rate of 826 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 Hildenborough Gardens (BR1 4NU) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 108.9% higher than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hildenborough Gardens (BR1 4NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hildenborough Gardens, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swiftsden Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hildenborough Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beechmont Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yewdale Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Crescent
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yewdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hildenborough Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hildenborough Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmscott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Swiftsden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arcus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arcus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chingley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thirlmere Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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