Total Crime Rate

192.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 192.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heald Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 156th 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 Heald Street (SE14 6TX) in the last 12 months was 192.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% 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 21 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 Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heald Street (SE14 6TX), the main crime hotspot is near New Cross. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heald Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanner'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Speedwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Speedwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Speedwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wilshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wilshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucas Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ship Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanner'S Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heston Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lucas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lucas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearsons Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ship Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reginald Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Reginald Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Reginald Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vanguard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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