Total Crime Rate

134.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 134.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Shroffold Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Downham , and the 270th highest crime rate of 826 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 Shroffold Road (BR1 5NL) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shroffold Road (BR1 5NL), 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 Shroffold Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Undershaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camlan Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jennifer Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Camlan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Jennifer Road
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 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Roundtable Road
Apr 2026Burglary Roundtable Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roundtable Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundtable Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Riverbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Riverbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Verdant Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jennifer Road

Data Sources

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