Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brightside Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hither Green , and the 166th 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 Brightside Road (SE13 6EP) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Hither Green average (87.1 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 -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brightside Road (SE13 6EP), the main crime hotspot is near Arlington Close. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brightside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maythorne Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodlands Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwich House —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwich House —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blashford Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blashford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blashford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Maythorne Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chiltonian Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltonian Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Duncrievie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hither Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leahurst Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Leahurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Leahurst Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leahurst Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hither Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hither Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birdwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hither Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Desvignes Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowles Hill Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theodore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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