Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 78.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brightfield Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Lee Green , and the 338th lowest 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 Brightfield Road (SE12 8QE) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Lee Green average (85.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brightfield Road (SE12 8QE), 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 Brightfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wimborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Burglary Foxwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arne Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peters Court —
Apr 2026Robbery St Peters Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Foxwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aislibie Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Micheldever Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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