Total Crime Rate

433.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 433.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 129.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.6 10/10
  • Robbery 51.2 10/10
  • Public order 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
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

Lamerock Road area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downham , and the 31st 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 Lamerock Road (BR1 5LZ) in the last 12 months was 433.5 per 1,000 residents and was 307.9% higher than the Downham average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 204.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 238.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lamerock Road (BR1 5LZ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Lamerock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Northover Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tristram Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tristram Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tristram Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camlan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Northover Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamerock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamerock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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