Total Crime Rate

130.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.4 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 130.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elmira Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 12 local areas in Lewisham Central , and the 283rd highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmira Street (SE13 7FW) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmira Street (SE13 7FW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 363 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmira Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Algernon Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Mills Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Mills Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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