Total Crime Rate
74.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bexhill Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Bexhill Road (SE4 1SJ) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower than the Crofton Park average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bexhill Road (SE4 1SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravensbourne Park, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glynde Street (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 | Horsmonden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rushford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensbourne Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilthorne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chilthorne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ravensbourne Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glynde Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salehurst Road | Under investigation |
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