Total Crime Rate

135.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Drugs 27.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ravenscar Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downham , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 844 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 Ravenscar Road (BR1 5PN) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher than the Downham average (106.3 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenscar Road (BR1 5PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nubia Way, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wrenthorpe Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ravenscar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrenthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bankfoot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Downderry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nubia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wrenthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bankfoot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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