Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 7.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upwood Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Lee Green , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upwood Road (SE12 8AE) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Lee Green average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upwood Road (SE12 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Leewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitfold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reed Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodyates Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jasmin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leyland Road —
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Data Sources

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