Total Crime Rate
375.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bankside Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 13 local areas in Lewisham Central , and the 48th highest crime rate of 844 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 Bankside Avenue (SE13 7BD) in the last 12 months was 375.4 per 1,000 residents and was 126.0% higher than the Lewisham Central average (166.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 123.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bankside Avenue (SE13 7BD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 339 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Algernon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thurston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thurston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Loampit Vale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Loampit Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Loampit Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loampit Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thurston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loampit Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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