Crime Rates at Wickham Road, London, SE4 1LT

Wickham Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 151st 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 Wickham Road (SE4 1LT) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Brockley average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Road (SE4 1LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harefield Mews, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Breakspears Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.