Total Crime Rate

237.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 237.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.1 10/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bideford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Downham , and the 117th highest crime rate of 826 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 Bideford Road (BR1 5HD) in the last 12 months was 237.5 per 1,000 residents and was 123.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bideford Road (BR1 5HD), the main crime hotspot is near Crutchley Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bideford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waters Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefoot Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitefoot Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gittens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lentmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verdant Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Verdant Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Verdant Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verdant Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Verdant Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undershaw Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crutchley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undershaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evans Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Evans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crutchley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crutchley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crutchley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crutchley Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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