Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 105.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Montague Avenue area has the 40th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 375th 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 Montague Avenue (SE4 1YP) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% lower than the Brockley average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montague Avenue (SE4 1YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chalsey Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glensdale Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Montague Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Amyruth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Breakspears Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glensdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garsington Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Breakspears Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Breakspears Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glensdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glensdale Road —
Sep 2025Public order Breakspears Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Breakspears Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tressillian Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breakspears Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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