Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 127.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Whitbread Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 288th highest 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 Whitbread Road (SE4 2BD) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitbread Road (SE4 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitbread Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazeldon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitbread Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitbread Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitbread Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitbread Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitbread Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Brockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meredith Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Meredith Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meredith Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meredith Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitbread Road —
Apr 2026Public order Brockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beecroft Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Foxberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beecroft Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hazeldon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazeldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holdenby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Howson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Howson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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