Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Muirkirk Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 826 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 Muirkirk Road (SE6 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Muirkirk Road (SE6 1BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Muirkirk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornsbeach Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muncies Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penderry Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Penderry Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Merchiston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchiston Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Fillans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Fillans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burleigh Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muirkirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penberth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorndean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shorndean Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornsbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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