Total Crime Rate

344.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 344.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Drugs 26.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Robbery 17.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Oldstead Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 55th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oldstead Road (BR1 5GN) in the last 12 months was 344.1 per 1,000 residents and was 237.0% higher than the Catford South average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldstead Road (BR1 5GN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oldstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beachborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beachborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brangbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brangbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brangbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oldstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brockman Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockman Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winlaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winlaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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