Total Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Germans Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Germans Road (SE23 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Germans Road (SE23 1RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Stanstead Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborn Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duncombe Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St German'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Rise Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckingham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Buckingham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hurstbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duncombe Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colfe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stanstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stanstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsinore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Duncombe Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Duncombe Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilmorie Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanstead Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Laundry Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Herschell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herschell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herschell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanstead Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herschell Road | Under investigation |
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