Total Crime Rate

215.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 215.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Springbank Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green , and the 132nd 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 Springbank Road (SE13 6SX) in the last 12 months was 215.4 per 1,000 residents and was 141.0% higher than the Hither Green average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springbank Road (SE13 6SX), the main crime hotspot is near Springbank Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Springbank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torridon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardgowan Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hither Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hither Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncrievie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Blashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blashford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springbank Road —
Sep 2025Public order Springbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Springbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Leahurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Broadfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadfield Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellmeadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leahurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellmeadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hither Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birdwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Birdwood Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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