Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 101.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandpit Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 386th 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 Sandpit Road (BR1 4PE) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpit Road (BR1 4PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downham Lane, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgravia Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sandpit Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashgrove Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendale Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Downham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Downham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashgrove Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Fieldside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chingley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendale Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgravia Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgravia Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendale Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Downham Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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