Total Crime Rate
69.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burnt Ash Hill area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green , and the 295th 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 Burnt Ash Hill (SE12 0JL) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Lee Green average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burnt Ash Hill (SE12 0JL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holme Lacey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Helder Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Summerfield Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linchmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linchmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wildwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wildwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kimbolton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kimbolton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leewood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Helder Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Summerfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anne Compton Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holme Lacey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dallinger Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rayford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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