Total Crime Rate

181.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.7 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 181.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gladiator Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 177th 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 Gladiator Street (SE23 1NA) in the last 12 months was 181.3 per 1,000 residents and was 110.2% higher than the Crofton Park average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 397.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladiator Street (SE23 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Brockley Rise. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gladiator Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Wyleu Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Brockley Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stillness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Buckingham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duncombe Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Duncombe Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stondon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Courtrai Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tatnell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tatnell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tatnell Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brockley Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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