Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodbank Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Downham , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 826 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 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbank Road (BR1 5HH), the main crime hotspot is near Camlan Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodbank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Undershaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northover Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jennifer Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jennifer Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jennifer Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northover Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Verdant Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northover Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tristram Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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