Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downham , and the 131st 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 5ES) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% lower than the Downham average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -84.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside Road (BR1 5ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nubia Way, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butts Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Moorside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Downham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bankfoot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nubia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cranmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Undershaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Undershaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitefoot Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bankfoot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goudhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downham Way
Sep 2025Other theft Downham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitefoot Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbank Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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