Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dressington Avenue area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 844 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 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dressington Avenue (SE4 1JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Doggett Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lion Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dressington Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordonbrock Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chudleigh Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gordonbrock Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gordonbrock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushey Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rushey Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rushey Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sinclair Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dressington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doggett Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doggett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxborough Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Foxborough Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Foxborough Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Foxborough Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Foxborough Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gordonbrock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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