Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 84.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterbank Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 371st lowest 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 Waterbank Road (SE6 3DH) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower than the Catford South average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterbank Road (SE6 3DH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waterbank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Allerford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watermead Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watermead Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watermead Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Watermead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watermead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkindale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daneswood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daneswood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Daneswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franthorne Way β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Franthorne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Franthorne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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