Total Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 51.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lamerock Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Downham , and the 191st 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 Lamerock Road (BR1 5LY) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lamerock Road (BR1 5LY), the main crime hotspot is near Camlan Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lamerock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Riverbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Riverbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tristram Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gittens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lentmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tristram Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tristram Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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