Total Crime Rate

280.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 280.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.4 7/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Robbery 22.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hedgley Street area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green , and the 75th 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 Hedgley Street (SE12 8PE) in the last 12 months was 280.8 per 1,000 residents and was 219.1% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 137.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedgley Street (SE12 8PE), 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 Hedgley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wantage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park View Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carston Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carston Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carston Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Peters Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Peters Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Peters Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Peters Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Micheldever Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Taunton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taunton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnt Ash Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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