Total Crime Rate

138.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 138.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Effingham Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Lee Green , and the 253rd highest 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 Effingham Road (SE12 8NU) in the last 12 months was 138.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% higher than the Lee Green average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Effingham Road (SE12 8NU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Effingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kellerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Close —
Apr 2026Public order Wantage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wimborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wantage Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wantage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Effingham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thornwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Old Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Public order Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taunton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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