Total Crime Rate
429.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
138.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Loampit Vale area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 12 local areas in Lewisham Central , and the 40th 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 Loampit Vale (SE13 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 429.0 per 1,000 residents and was 165.5% higher than the Lewisham Central average (161.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 138.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Loampit Vale (SE13 7BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lewisham Dlr, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thurston Road (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lewisham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Halesworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bankside Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elder Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elder Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elder Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elder Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bankside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Odell Walk | — |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Conington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cornmill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lewisham Dlr | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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