Total Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Manwood Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 26th 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 Manwood Road (SE4 1SA) in the last 12 months was 16.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% lower than the Crofton Park average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manwood Road (SE4 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravensbourne Park, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lion Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crofton Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsiemaud Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Foxborough Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gordonbrock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ravensbourne Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensbourne Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rushford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glynde Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brockley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brockley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salehurst Road | Under investigation |
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