Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Ansford Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ansford Road (BR1 5QU) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Catford South average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

In the area around Ansford Road (BR1 5QU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ansford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brangbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winlaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winlaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brangbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brangbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beachborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beachborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Oldstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benbury Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotton Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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