Total Crime Rate

230.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 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 230.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Other theft 52.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 27.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 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

Malham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 125th 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 Malham Road (SE23 1AG) in the last 12 months was 230.6 per 1,000 residents and was 167.3% higher than the Crofton Park average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malham Road (SE23 1AG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wastdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garthorne Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalmain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ewart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ewart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garthorne Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beadnell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Montrose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldram Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beadnell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beadnell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beadnell Road —
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Data Sources

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