Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 74.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Salehurst Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salehurst Road (SE4 1AW) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower than the Crofton Park average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salehurst Road (SE4 1AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravensbourne Park, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glynde Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salehurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stillness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bearstead Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsmonden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glynde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rushford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ravensbourne Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensbourne Park Under investigation

Data Sources

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