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

Woodbank 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 Woodbank Road (BR1 5HH) 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 Woodbank Road (BR1 5HH), the main crime hotspot is near Camlan Road. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Woodbank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tristram Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tristram Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tristram Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jennifer Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jennifer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camlan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmore Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cranmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Northover Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamerock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamerock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Undershaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Undershaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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