Total Crime Rate

99.4 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 99.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oakwood Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green , and the 399th 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 Oakwood Close (SE13 6UP) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Close (SE13 6UP), 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 Oakwood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brownhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Blashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blashford Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncrievie Road 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 2025Drugs 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 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hither Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hither Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torridon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theodore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardgowan Road —

Data Sources

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