Total Crime Rate
203.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gladiator Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 148th highest crime rate of 844 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 203.3 per 1,000 residents and was 118.3% higher than the Crofton Park average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (β 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 682.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gladiator Street (SE23 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Brockley Rise. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtrai Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Codrington Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtrai Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtrai Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brockley Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lessing Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tatnell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duncombe Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Duncombe Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Duncombe Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duncombe Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckingham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Holmesley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Buckingham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Codrington Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brockley Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Austin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Austin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sienna Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sienna Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Austin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Austin Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sienna Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.