Total Crime Rate

329.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 329.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.7 8/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aitken Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 60th highest crime rate of 826 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 Aitken Road (SE6 3BG) in the last 12 months was 329.9 per 1,000 residents and was 191.0% higher than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 140.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aitken Road (SE6 3BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aitken Road, where police recorded 51 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.

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Crime Over Time in Aitken Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordmill Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bromley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sambruck Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sambruck Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sambruck Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sambruck Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sambruck Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sambruck Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sambruck Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Franthorne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aitken Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fordmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knapmill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knapmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aitken Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Aitken Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Aitken Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aitken Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aitken Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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