Total Crime Rate

189.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 189.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Capstone Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Downham , and the 159th highest crime rate of 826 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 Capstone Road (BR1 5NB) in the last 12 months was 189.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capstone Road (BR1 5NB), 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 Capstone Road area

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

Data Sources

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