Total Crime Rate

91.6 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 91.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Upwood Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green , and the 404th 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 Upwood Road (SE12 8AE) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upwood Road (SE12 8AE), 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.

Crime Over Time in Upwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Leyland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osberton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osberton Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osberton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Upwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Pitfold Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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