Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Highfield Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green , and the 330th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Close (SE13 6UL) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Close (SE13 6UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theodore Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arlington Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Highfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Birdwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncrievie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blashford Street —
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 St Swithun'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Swithun'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birdwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Blashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lara Close 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theodore Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theodore Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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