Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brightside Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brightside Road (SE13 6EP) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher than the Hither Green average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brightside Road (SE13 6EP), the main crime hotspot is near Arlington Close. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brightside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chiltonian Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltonian Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leahurst Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knowles Hill Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knowles Hill Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knowles Hill Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birdwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Grove β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Nightingale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Birdwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leahurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leahurst Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theodore Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theodore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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