Total Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Reigate Road area has the lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downham , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Reigate Road (BR1 5JL) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower than the Downham average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -94.7% ).
In the area around Reigate Road (BR1 5JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jennifer Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pendragon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roundtable Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennifer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennifer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennifer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennifer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennifer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jennifer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jennifer Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dagonet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Riverbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Reigate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northover | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Northover | Under investigation |
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