Total Crime Rate
228.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hildenborough Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 115th 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 Hildenborough Gardens (BR1 4NU) in the last 12 months was 228.1 per 1,000 residents and was 123.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hildenborough Gardens (BR1 4NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arcus Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farmfield Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Patterdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chingley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hildenborough Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hildenborough Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swiftsden Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Patterdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arcus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arcus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmscott Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elmscott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arcus Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arcus Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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