Crime Rates at Adelaide Avenue, London, SE4 1JN

Adelaide Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adelaide Avenue (SE4 1JN) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower than the Brockley average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Avenue (SE4 1JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ladywell Road, where police recorded 39 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.