Total Crime Rate

429.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 429.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 151.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.0 10/10
  • Drugs 63.1 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Smead Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 12 local areas in Lewisham Central , and the 40th highest crime rate of 826 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 Smead Way (SE13 7GE) in the last 12 months was 429.0 per 1,000 residents and was 165.5% higher than the Lewisham Central average (161.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 138.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smead Way (SE13 7GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewisham Dlr (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smead Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elder Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Lewisham Dlr Under investigation
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 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Molesworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elder Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elder Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Dlr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bankside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bankside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Odell Walk —
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Lewisham Dlr Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Dlr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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