Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bourneside Gardens area has the 34th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 356th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bourneside Gardens (SE6 3NT) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bourneside Gardens (SE6 3NT), the main crime hotspot is near Benbury Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bourneside Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Chelford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chelford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dainford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ansford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brangbourne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brangbourne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bromley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brangbourne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beachborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Benbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bourneside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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