Total Crime Rate
179.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Malpas Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 180th highest crime rate of 844 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 Malpas Road (SE4 1BZ) in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% higher than the Brockley average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 360.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malpas Road (SE4 1BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clare Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shardeloes Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barriedale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Upper Brockley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malpas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nursery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vulcan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vulcan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vulcan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Brockley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeavons Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upper Brockley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luxmore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luxmore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rokeby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rokeby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manor Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Malpas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vulcan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeavons Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shardeloes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Millmark Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Millmark Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Donatt'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Donatt'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shardeloes Road | Under investigation |
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