Total Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 92.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Moorside Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Downham , and the 397th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Moorside Road (BR1 5EP) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 8 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 Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside Road (BR1 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near Camlan Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gittens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wittersham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Keedonwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keedonwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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