Total Crime Rate

167.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.7 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 167.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moorside Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Downham , and the 198th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorside Road (BR1 5EY) in the last 12 months was 167.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside Road (BR1 5EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waters Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evans Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moorside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undershaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gittens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefoot Terrace
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undershaw Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Whitefoot Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Undershaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Undershaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Evans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evans Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Waters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waters Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Undershaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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