Total Crime Rate
162.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tristram Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downham , and the 212th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tristram Road (BR1 5LX) in the last 12 months was 162.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tristram Road (BR1 5LX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moorside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Riverbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tristram Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tristram Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tristram Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Camlan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camlan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Camlan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camlan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Camlan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Northover | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northover | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lamerock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lamerock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Durham Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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