Crime Rates at Waterway Avenue, London, SE13 7GB

Waterway Avenue 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 Waterway Avenue (SE13 7GB) 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 Waterway Avenue (SE13 7GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 325 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.