Crime Rates at Bankwell Road, London, SE13 5FB

Bankwell Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Lee Green , and the 361st lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bankwell Road (SE13 5FB) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bankwell Road (SE13 5FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 181 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.