Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Wantage Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green , and the 344th highest 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 Wantage Road (SE12 8NX) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wantage Road (SE12 8NX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wantage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wantage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park View Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Falmouth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnt Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taunton Road —
Sep 2025Public order Taunton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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