Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Loampit Vale area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 12 local areas in Lewisham Central , and the 316th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Loampit Vale (SE13 7FA) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the Lewisham Central average (161.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loampit Vale (SE13 7FA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Loampit Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladycroft Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cornmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornmill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornmill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cornmill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornmill Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waterway Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Waterway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elverson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmira Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmira Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elmira Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Dlr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Dlr Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lewisham Dlr Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lewisham Dlr Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lewisham Dlr Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lewisham Dlr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewisham Dlr

Data Sources

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