Total Crime Rate

428.9 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 428.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.2 8/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 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

Inchmery Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 32nd 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 Inchmery Road (SE6 2NF) in the last 12 months was 428.9 per 1,000 residents and was 320.0% 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 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 208.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inchmery Road (SE6 2NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aitken Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bromley Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Inchmery Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aitken Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aitken Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bedford Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Mews
Sep 2025Public order Bromley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bargery Road
Sep 2025Other crime Aitken Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aitken Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Aitken Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newquay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bargery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newquay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arran Road
Sep 2025Burglary Arran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Franthorne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franthorne Way
Sep 2025Other theft Arran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sambruck Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sambruck Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Inchmery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barmeston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barmeston Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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