Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Niederwald Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Perry Vale , and the 364th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Niederwald Road (SE26 4AD) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher than the Perry Vale average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Niederwald Road (SE26 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Mayow Road. Police recorded 45 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 Niederwald Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berryman'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnydene Street —
Apr 2026Other crime April Glen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences April Glen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mayow Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mayow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Laurel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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