Total Crime Rate

73.6 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 73.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ardgowan Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 316th 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 Ardgowan Road (SE6 1UU) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Ardgowan Road (SE6 1UU), the main crime hotspot is near Brownhill Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ardgowan Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torridon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Blashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stable Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ardgowan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellmeadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brownhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stable Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stable Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardgowan Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadfield Road
Sep 2025Public order Broadfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blashford Street

Data Sources

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