Total Crime Rate
394.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Springrice Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green , and the 40th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Springrice Road (SE13 6HS) in the last 12 months was 394.6 per 1,000 residents and was 341.4% higher than the Hither Green average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 89 (β 201.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 210.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springrice Road (SE13 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arlington Close, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hither Green Lane (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theodore Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stainton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Arlington Close | 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 | Burglary | Highfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hither Green Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Radford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordyce Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hither Green Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | George Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
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