Total Crime Rate

194.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 194.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Algernon Road 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 Algernon Road (SE13 7AT) 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 Algernon Road (SE13 7AT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Algernon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fossil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jerrard Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Waterway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmira Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmira Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmira Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elmira Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmira Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Jerrard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jerrard Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jerrard Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loampit Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loampit Vale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waterway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornmill Lane —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thurston Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bankside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bankside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Odell Walk —
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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