Total Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.0 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 131.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Galahad Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Downham , and the 280th highest crime rate of 826 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 Galahad Road (BR1 5DS) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% higher than the Downham average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galahad Road (BR1 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near Woodbury Gardens. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Galahad Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gareth Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinbrook Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lupton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pullman Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wydeville Manor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wydeville Manor Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wydeville Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraint Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gareth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gareth Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivorydown Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivorydown Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivorydown Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Launcelot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Launcelot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 39

Data Sources

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