Total Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vanoc Gardens area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downham , and the 341st 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 Vanoc Gardens (BR1 5LB) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vanoc Gardens (BR1 5LB), 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 Vanoc Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivorydown Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jennifer Road —
Sep 2025Public order Roundtable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camlan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jennifer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tristram Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tristram Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tristram Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dagonet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ivorydown Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivorydown —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gareth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gareth Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gareth Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pendragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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