Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ardgowan Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 366th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Ardgowan Road (SE6 1UU) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ).

In the area around Ardgowan Road (SE6 1UU), the main crime hotspot is near Brownhill Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ardgowan Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killearn Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ardgowan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardgowan Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ardgowan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Minard Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minard Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Broadfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Minard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wellmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellmeadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellmeadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brownhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torridon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blashford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Killearn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenfarg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dowanhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dowanhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Torridon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Killearn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torridon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stable Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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