Total Crime Rate
56.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Salehurst Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Salehurst Road (SE4 1AP) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salehurst Road (SE4 1AP), the main crime hotspot is near Glynde Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crofton Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stillness Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bearstead Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsmonden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glynde Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rushford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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