Crime Rates at Dermody Road, London, SE13 5HB

Dermody Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green , and the 79th highest crime rate of 844 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 Dermody Road (SE13 5HB) in the last 12 months was 276.9 per 1,000 residents and was 214.7% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 182.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dermody Road (SE13 5HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arlington Close, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hither Green Lane (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.