Crime Rates at Dressington Avenue, London, SE4 1JQ

Dressington Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 128th 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 Dressington Avenue (SE4 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 218.6 per 1,000 residents and was 99.0% higher than the Brockley average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dressington Avenue (SE4 1JQ), 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.