Crime Rates at Dressington Avenue, London, SE4 1JG

Dressington Avenue area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 325th 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 Dressington Avenue (SE4 1JG) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the Brockley average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dressington Avenue (SE4 1JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rushey Mead, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dressington Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.