Crime Rates at Yew Tree Close, London, SE13 7DS

Yew Tree Close 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 Yew Tree Close (SE13 7DS) 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 Yew Tree Close (SE13 7DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 339 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnstaple Lane (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.