Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 39.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fordel Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fordel Road (SE6 1XP) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Catford South average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordel Road (SE6 1XP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fordel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Arngask Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shorndean Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Shorndean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arngask Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shorndean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmer Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmer Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmer Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmer Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmer Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmer Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shorndean Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Fillans Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Fillans Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Fillans Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arngask Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shorndean Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Shorndean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shorndean Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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