Total Crime Rate
194.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highland Terrace area has the 15th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 826 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 Highland Terrace (SE13 7AB) in the last 12 months was 194.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% higher than the Brockley average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -26.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highland Terrace (SE13 7AB), the main crime hotspot is near Thurston Road. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 54 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 | Other theft | Fossil Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jerrard Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmira Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Elmira Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmira Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jerrard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jerrard Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jerrard Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Loampit Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmira Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Loampit Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Thurston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Thurston Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmira Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Waterway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurston Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cornmill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Waterway Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cornmill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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