Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Churchdown area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Downham , and the 409th 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 Churchdown (BR1 5PG) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchdown (BR1 5PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakridge Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wrenthorpe Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Churchdown area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Downderry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinderford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cinderford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bankfoot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitefoot Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrenthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downderry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downderry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrenthorpe Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Whitefoot Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oakridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakshade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakshade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downderry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefoot Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Longhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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