Total Crime Rate

241.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 241.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodlands Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green , and the 103rd 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 Woodlands Street (SE13 6TQ) in the last 12 months was 241.6 per 1,000 residents and was 170.4% higher than the Hither Green average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Street (SE13 6TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Brownhill Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Woodlands Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountfield Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birdwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Birdwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torridon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Woodlands Street 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hither Green β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hither Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hither Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blashford Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Blashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brownhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardgowan Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncrievie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Springbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springbank Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellmeadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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