Crime Rates at Handen Road, London, SE12 8NR

Handen Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green , and the 387th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Handen Road (SE12 8NR) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handen Road (SE12 8NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornwood Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falmouth Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.