Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 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 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Undershaw Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Downham , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Undershaw Road (BR1 5EX) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Undershaw Road (BR1 5EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waters Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Verdant Lane (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Undershaw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waters Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Gittens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Verdant Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verdant Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Verdant Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Verdant Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verdant Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lentmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undershaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitefoot Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Undershaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Undershaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Undershaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undershaw Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefoot Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Waters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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