Total Crime Rate

112.8 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Launcelot Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downham , and the 348th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Launcelot Road (BR1 5DR) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% higher than the Downham average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Launcelot Road (BR1 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Woodbury Gardens. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Launcelot Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lupton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Launcelot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Launcelot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Launcelot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pullman Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lupton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gareth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gareth Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gareth Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Launcelot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Geraint Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Geraint Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivorydown β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivorydown Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Galahad Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Galahad Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chinbrook Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chinbrook Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chinbrook Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodbury Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Ivorydown Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Geraint Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wydeville Manor Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wydeville Manor Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Wydeville Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wydeville Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Launcelot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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