Total Crime Rate

242.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 242.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.8 10/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Mildreds Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Downham , and the 101st highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Mildreds Road (SE12 0RG) in the last 12 months was 242.4 per 1,000 residents and was 128.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Mildreds Road (SE12 0RG), the main crime hotspot is near St Mildreds Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Mildreds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newstead Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mildreds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mildreds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mildreds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mildreds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mildreds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellmeadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mildreds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mildreds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Mildreds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broadfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mildreds Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newstead Road —
Sep 2025Public order St Mildreds Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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