Total Crime Rate

143.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.8 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 143.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • 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

New Cross Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 241st highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Cross Road (SE14 6AA) in the last 12 months was 143.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% higher than the Brockley average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Cross Road (SE14 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near New Cross Road. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Cross Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ludwick Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batavia Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Batavia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Batavia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Batavia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batavia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Batavia Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Batavia Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Batavia Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Batavia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batavia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurie Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurie Grove
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Laurie Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dixon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Batavia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Batavia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jerningham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Cross Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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