Crime Rates at Lee High Road, London, SE12 8RS

Lee High Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Lee Green , and the 164th 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 Lee High Road (SE12 8RS) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower than the Lee Green average (85.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. 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 6 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee High Road (SE12 8RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 181 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.