Total Crime Rate

140.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 140.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St German'S Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 247th 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 St German'S Road (SE23 1RY) in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% higher than the Crofton Park average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St German'S Road (SE23 1RY), the main crime hotspot is near Stanstead Road. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St German'S Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanstead Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ravensbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ravensbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ravensbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Northwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fermor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Desmond Tutu Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurstbourne Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Buckingham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stanstead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsinore Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Duncombe Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duncombe Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockley Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brockley Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanstead Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elsinore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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