Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 89.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Montague Avenue area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 386th 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 Montague Avenue (SE4 1YP) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the Brockley average (103.3 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% 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 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Breakspears Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montague Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ivy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladywell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tressillian Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breakspears Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Breakspears Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chalsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilly Fields Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garsington Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Margaret'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glensdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glensdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glensdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glensdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glensdale Road —
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Data Sources

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