Total Crime Rate
254.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brownhill 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blashford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodlands Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Highfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brownhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birdwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birdwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arngask Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arngask Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birdwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Arngask Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Braidwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Braidwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braidwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brownhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brownhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Blashford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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