Total Crime Rate

136.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thornsbeach Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 271st highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornsbeach Road (SE6 1HB) in the last 12 months was 136.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornsbeach Road (SE6 1HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenside Close, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penderry Rise (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Thornsbeach Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bellingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bellingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bellingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bellingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bellingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bellingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellingham Road
Sep 2025Public order Penberth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penberth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornsbeach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornsbeach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornsbeach Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penderry Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardoch Road
Sep 2025Other theft Conisborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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