Total Crime Rate
446.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
244.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hither Green Lane area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hither Green , and the 36th highest crime rate of 826 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 Hither Green Lane (SE13 6QA) in the last 12 months was 446.7 per 1,000 residents and was 412.9% higher than the Hither Green average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -46.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 244.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hither Green Lane (SE13 6QA), the main crime hotspot is near Hither Green Lane. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hither Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | George Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | George Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Merbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lanier Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theodore Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theodore Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holly Hedge Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holly Hedge Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theodore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dermody Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springrice Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springrice Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dermody Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Hill Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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