Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Lenham Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green , and the 134th lowest 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 Lenham Road (SE12 8QW) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lenham Road (SE12 8QW), 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 Lenham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taunton Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lee Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lee Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bankwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bankwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Mews —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park View Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lee Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Boone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hamlet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchants Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lee High Road —

Data Sources

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