Total Crime Rate

79.9 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 79.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oldstead Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 353rd 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 Oldstead Road (BR1 5RJ) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -98.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldstead Road (BR1 5RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bromley Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oldstead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brockman Rise 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 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bromley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downderry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winlaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winlaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oldstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fieldside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockman Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Downham Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haddington Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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