Total Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Taunton Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Taunton Road (SE12 8PB) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower than the Lee Green average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Taunton Road (SE12 8PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornwood Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taunton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wantage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimborne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Micheldever Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Micheldever Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Park View Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park View Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bankwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bankwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kellerton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimborne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimborne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Taunton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Taunton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimborne Close | β |
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