Total Crime Rate

137.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 137.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Polsted Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ladywell , and the 266th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Polsted Road (SE6 4YQ) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Polsted Road (SE6 4YQ), the main crime hotspot is near Stanstead Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Polsted Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blythe Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winterbourne Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravensbourne Park —
Sep 2025Other theft Stanstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Faversham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bankhurst Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensbourne Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ravensbourne Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterstoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Winterstoke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montacute Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winterbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winterbourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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