Total Crime Rate

206.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 206.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Other crime 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bedivere 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.

Crime Over Time in Bedivere Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedivere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivorydown Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ivorydown Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedivere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedivere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedivere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedivere Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Reigate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pendragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Galahad Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Galahad Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivorydown —
Sep 2025Public order Roundtable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gareth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gareth Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gareth Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dagonet Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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