Total Crime Rate

246.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 246.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 82.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Robbery 23.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
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

Burnt Ash Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Lee Green , and the 107th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnt Ash Hill (SE12 9HT) in the last 12 months was 246.8 per 1,000 residents and was 189.5% higher than the Lee Green average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnt Ash Hill (SE12 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burnt Ash Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horncastle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodyates Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jasmin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Leewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lucorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lucorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stoneycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horncastle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stoneycroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wildwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linchmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linchmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holme Lacey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holme Lacey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linchmere Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kimbolton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wildwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wildwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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