Crime Rates at Westdown Road, London, SE6 4RL

Westdown Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ladywell , and the 168th highest 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 Westdown Road (SE6 4RL) in the last 12 months was 188.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% higher than the Ladywell average (120.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 103.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westdown Road (SE6 4RL), the main crime hotspot is near Catford Bridge. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.