Crime Rates at Canadian Avenue, London, SE6 3BA

Canadian Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ladywell , and the 100th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canadian Avenue (SE6 3BA) in the last 12 months was 242.7 per 1,000 residents and was 101.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canadian Avenue (SE6 3BA), 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.