Total Crime Rate
49.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Embleton Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 183rd 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 Embleton Road (SE13 7DH) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Embleton Road (SE13 7DH), the main crime hotspot is near Loampit Vale. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 29 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Cliffview Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Viney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Claybank Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Claybank Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claybank Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Algernon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Algernon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ellerdale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bertrand Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellerdale Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Marsala Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenbanks Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Marsala Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsala Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsala Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Loampit Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Loampit Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Elmira Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmira Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmira Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmira Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Claybank Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmira Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Embleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladycroft Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Embleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fossil Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Overcliff Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Overcliff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Undercliff Road | Under investigation |
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