Total Crime Rate
216.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marsala Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 134th highest crime rate of 826 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 Marsala Road (SE13 7AA) in the last 12 months was 216.3 per 1,000 residents and was 109.3% higher than the Brockley average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsala Road (SE13 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ladywell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ermine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cornmill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornmill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cornmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cornmill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cornmill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cornmill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Odell Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bankside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bankside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elder Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterway Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elder Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elder Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elder Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Molesworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Engate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.