Total Crime Rate
206.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bedivere Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downham , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 844 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 Bedivere Road (BR1 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 206.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.2% higher than the Downham average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bedivere Road (BR1 5LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bedivere Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedivere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivorydown | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ivorydown | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baring Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedivere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedivere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bedivere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedivere Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Reigate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pendragon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Galahad Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Galahad Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivorydown | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roundtable Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gareth Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gareth Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gareth Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Riverbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dagonet Road | Under investigation |
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