Total Crime Rate

130.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bowditch area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Evelyn , and the 284th 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 Bowditch (SE8 3AP) in the last 12 months was 130.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% higher than the Evelyn average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowditch (SE8 3AP), the main crime hotspot is near Oxestalls Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowditch area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Carteret Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B206 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dragoon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longshore —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longshore —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowditch Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millard Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Barnes Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foreshore Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Foreshore Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Foreshore Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Timberyard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barfleur Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Enterprize Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windlass Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carteret Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jodane Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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