Total Crime Rate

245.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 245.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Colonnade area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Evelyn , and the 108th 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 The Colonnade (SE8 3AY) in the last 12 months was 245.8 per 1,000 residents and was 126.7% higher than the Evelyn average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Colonnade (SE8 3AY), 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 The Colonnade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grand Canal Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oxestalls Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxestalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Windlass Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windlass Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windlass Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Henry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Timberyard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B206 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxestalls Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dragoon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barfleur Lane Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxestalls Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Enterprize Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Transom Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Enterprize Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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