Total Crime Rate
130.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wickham Gardens area has the 30th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 291st highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wickham Gardens (SE4 1LY) in the last 12 months was 130.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% higher than the Brockley average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wickham Gardens (SE4 1LY), the main crime hotspot is near Coulgate Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadows Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wickham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harefield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cranfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glensdale Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meredith Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meredith Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Braxfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arabin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meredith Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harefield Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harefield Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harefield Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harefield Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeavons Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeavons Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glensdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coulgate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadows Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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