Total Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Overcliff Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 73rd 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 Overcliff Road (SE13 7TZ) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% lower than the Brockley average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Overcliff Road (SE13 7TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Tyrwhitt Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tremaine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fossil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Loampit Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cliffview Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyrwhitt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyrwhitt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tyrwhitt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Tyrwhitt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elswick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elswick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenbanks Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenbanks Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tressillian Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claybank Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Claybank Grove | — |
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