Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marsala Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 327th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marsala Road (SE13 7AE) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsala Road (SE13 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near Legge Street. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marsala Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gillian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Legge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marsala Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marsala Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsala Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsala Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Legge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Legge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Legge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Legge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waterway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Odell Walk —
Apr 2026Burglary Ellerdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Legge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malyons Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gillian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malyons Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malyons Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malyons Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malyons Terrace —
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Data Sources

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