Crime Rates at Rushey Mead, London, SE4 1JJ

Rushey Mead area has the 11th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 826 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 Rushey Mead (SE4 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 232.2 per 1,000 residents and was 124.7% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 125.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushey Mead (SE4 1JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malyons Road, 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.