Total Crime Rate
200.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Geraint Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downham , and the 151st 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 Geraint Road (BR1 5DU) in the last 12 months was 200.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% higher than the Downham average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 144.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Geraint Road (BR1 5DU), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wydeville Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gareth Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geraint Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Geraint Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Launcelot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Launcelot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Pullman Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lupton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lupton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gareth Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gareth Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Launcelot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chinbrook Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Launcelot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Launcelot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ivorydown | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivorydown | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Galahad Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Galahad Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chinbrook Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chinbrook Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chinbrook Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodbury Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivorydown | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wydeville Manor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wydeville Manor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wydeville Manor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geraint Road | β |
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