Crime Rates at Old Road, London, SE13 5SZ

Old Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Lee Green , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 844 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 Old Road (SE13 5SZ) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (SE13 5SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lee High Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.