Total Crime Rate

248.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 248.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastern Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 104th 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 Eastern Road (SE4 1LB) in the last 12 months was 248.7 per 1,000 residents and was 140.6% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Road (SE4 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Ladywell Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malyons Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushey Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rushey Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ermine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vicars Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malyons Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malyons Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malyons Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malyons Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malyons Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malyons Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malyons Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B236 —
Apr 2026Robbery Gillian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordonbrock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladywell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Peppermead Square Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Other theft Algiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gillian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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