Total Crime Rate
114.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brightside 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chiltonian Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiltonian Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leahurst Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birdwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birdwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightingale Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birdwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leahurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leahurst Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Orchid Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theodore Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stainton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theodore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Highfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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