Total Crime Rate

1244.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

414.8 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 1244.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 414.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 307.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 285.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 196.3 10/10
  • Drugs 81.5 10/10
  • Other theft 74.1 10/10
  • Public order 74.1 10/10
  • Burglary 51.9 10/10
  • Robbery 37.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
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

Rushey Green area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Ladywell , and the 4th 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 Rushey Green (SE6 4AF) in the last 12 months was 1244.4 per 1,000 residents and was 945.4% higher than the Ladywell average (119.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 414.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushey Green (SE6 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 344 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rushey Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/159)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holbeach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Rushey Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rushey Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rushey Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rushey Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rushey Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rushey Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rushey Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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