Total Crime Rate
957.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Loampit Vale area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 13 local areas in Lewisham Central , and the 9th 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 Loampit Vale (SE13 7DJ) in the last 12 months was 957.5 per 1,000 residents and was 476.4% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 377.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 274.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Loampit Vale (SE13 7DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 228 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elder Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elder Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thurston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thurston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmira Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Odell Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loampit Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Pine Tree Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mead Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jerrard Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jerrard Street | — |
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