Total Crime Rate

162.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Woodlands Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green , and the 211th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Street (SE13 6TU) in the last 12 months was 162.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Street (SE13 6TU), 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 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncrievie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torridon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hither Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hither Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Drugs Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blashford Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brownhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardgowan Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Blashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hither Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springbank Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellmeadow Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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