Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Watermead Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 351st lowest crime rate of 826 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 Watermead Road (SE6 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermead Road (SE6 3DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watermead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Orford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckenham Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watermead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daneswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckenham Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dunfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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