Total Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Breakspears Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Breakspears Road (SE4 1XP) in the last 12 months was 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Brockley average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Breakspears Road (SE4 1XP), the main crime hotspot is near Tyrwhitt Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Breakspears Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lewisham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friendly Street Mews —
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tack Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tack Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lloyd Villas —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friendly Street Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friendly Street Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breakspears Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Friendly Street Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lewisham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tremaine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tressillian Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avon Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tyrwhitt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Breakspears Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Breakspears Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyrwhitt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beverley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyrwhitt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Breakspears Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Breakspears Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Breakspears Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Breakspears Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garsington Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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