Crime Rates at Old Road, London, SE13 5SR

Old Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green , and the 345th highest 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 Old Road (SE13 5SR) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (SE13 5SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornwood Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taunton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.