Total Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.0 6/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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 · 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 10th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downham , and the 304th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Moorside Road (BR1 5EZ) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower than the Downham average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 750.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside Road (BR1 5EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Waters Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Moorside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitefoot Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Undershaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Undershaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cranmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nubia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitefoot Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boundfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evans Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evans Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbank Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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