Total Crime Rate

198.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 198.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Canadian Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ladywell , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canadian Avenue (SE6 3AX) in the last 12 months was 198.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% higher than the Ladywell average (120.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canadian Avenue (SE6 3AX), 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 Canadian Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aitken Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sambruck Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sambruck Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Canadian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canadian Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canadian Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Other crime Aitken Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aitken Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bromley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Aitken Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aitken Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gordon Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Gordon Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gordon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barmeston Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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