Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 133.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambridge Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green , and the 278th highest 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 Cambridge Drive (SE12 8AG) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% higher than the Lee Green average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 251.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Drive (SE12 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carston Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravens Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cambridge Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Leyland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hamlea Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravens Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reed Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reed Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lilian Barker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lilian Barker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Millars Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millars Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pagoda Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravens Way β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Silk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravens Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carston Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osberton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osberton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osberton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carston Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carston Close β€”

Data Sources

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