Total Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Green area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Downham , and the 346th 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 The Green (BR1 5LS) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Green (BR1 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Bedivere Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Riverbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraint Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraint Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraint Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Galahad Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Galahad Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Galahad Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Launcelot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geraint Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Launcelot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gareth Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedivere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dagonet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dagonet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagonet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagonet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagonet Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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