Total Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Columbine Way area has the lowest crime rate of 13 local areas in Lewisham Central , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Columbine Way (SE13 7LQ) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% lower than the Lewisham Central average (166.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Columbine Way (SE13 7LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cornmill Lane. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ravensbourne Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornmill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parkside Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornmill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loampit Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Loampit Vale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Loampit Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Loampit Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loampit Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loampit Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cornmill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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