Total Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodyates Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green , and the 225th 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 Woodyates Road (SE12 9JQ) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Lee Green average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodyates Road (SE12 9JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pitfold Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upwood Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horncastle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pitfold Road | Local resolution |
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