Total Crime Rate

242.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 242.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Geraint Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Downham , and the 110th highest crime rate of 826 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 5DX) in the last 12 months was 242.7 per 1,000 residents and was 128.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 90.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Geraint Road (BR1 5DX), 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 Geraint Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gareth Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lupton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Galahad Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gareth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Galahad Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivorydown Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Launcelot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Launcelot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraint Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraint Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraint Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraint Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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