Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dowanhill Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 844 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 Dowanhill Road (SE6 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the Catford South average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowanhill Road (SE6 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wellmeadow Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dowanhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Verdant Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hafton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs South Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wellmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellmeadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hafton Road —
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Data Sources

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