Total Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 78.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 34 local areas in Downham , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorside Road (BR1 5ER) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Downham average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside Road (BR1 5ER), the main crime hotspot is near Camlan Road. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Moorside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keedonwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tristram Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tristram Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tristram Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pontefract Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camlan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Downham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Northover Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downham Way
Sep 2025Other theft Keedonwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamerock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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