Total Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Boyland Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Downham , and the 273rd 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 Boyland Road (BR1 4QE) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Downham average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyland Road (BR1 4QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sudbury Crescent, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boyland Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boyland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wittersham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rangefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sudbury Crescent
Apr 2026Public order Bonville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boyland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Boyland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyland Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sudbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keedonwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Keedonwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keedonwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valeswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keedonwood Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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