Total Crime Rate

223.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 223.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.1 9/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Culverley Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 119th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Culverley Road (SE6 2LD) in the last 12 months was 223.7 per 1,000 residents and was 119.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 108.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Culverley Road (SE6 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 314 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Culverley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plassy Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Plassy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plassy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plassy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Plassy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plassy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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