Total Crime Rate

124.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brightling Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 296th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brightling Road (SE4 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brightling Road (SE4 1SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ravensbourne Park. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brightling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilthorne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iona Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iona Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Iona Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensbourne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ravensbourne Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Foxborough Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chilthorne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rushford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glynde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salehurst Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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