Total Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lee High Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Lee Green , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lee High Road (SE13 5PL) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Lee Green average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lee High Road (SE13 5PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 181 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastdown Park (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lee Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Weardale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lee Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lee Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lee High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lee High Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lee High Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lee High Road | — |
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