Total Crime Rate

72.1 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 72.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Adelaide Avenue area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 305th 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 Adelaide Avenue (SE4 1LF) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Avenue (SE4 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chalsey Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glensdale Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Adelaide Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B218 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Amyruth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glensdale Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meredith Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glensdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glensdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meredith Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meredith Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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