Total Crime Rate

254.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 254.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brownhill Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 90th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brownhill Road (SE6 1AU) in the last 12 months was 254.3 per 1,000 residents and was 149.1% higher than the Catford South average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 45.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 115.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brownhill Road (SE6 1AU), the main crime hotspot is near Brownhill Road. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brownhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blashford Street
Sep 2025Drugs Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountfield Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountfield Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birdwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Birdwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arngask Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arngask Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Arngask Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Braidwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Braidwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braidwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brownhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Blashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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