Total Crime Rate
95.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Radford Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green , and the 419th 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 Radford Road (SE13 6RZ) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , 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 14 (β 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Radford Road (SE13 6RZ), 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 (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Hedge Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holly Hedge Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holly Hedge Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightingale Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Grove | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Pleasant Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Pleasant Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | George Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordyce Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlewood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordyce Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordyce Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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