Total Crime Rate
147.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fernbrook Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green , and the 241st 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 Fernbrook Road (SE13 5NQ) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% higher than the Lee Green average (88.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fernbrook Road (SE13 5NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornwood Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springbank Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springbank Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Springbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Springbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Micheldever Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leahurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Leahurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Springbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Micheldever Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Milborough Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wantage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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