Crime Rates at Howson Road, London, SE4 2AT

Howson Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 162nd 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 Howson Road (SE4 2AT) in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howson Road (SE4 2AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadows Way (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.