Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cinderford Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downham , and the 400th lowest 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 Cinderford Way (BR1 5PR) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cinderford Way (BR1 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nubia Way, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butts Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cinderford Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downham Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Downham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goudhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmscott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmscott Road
Sep 2025Drugs Sissinghurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrenthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wrenthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bankfoot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bankfoot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nubia Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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