Crime Rates at Bowditch, London, SE8 3QL

Bowditch area has the 15th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Evelyn , and the 373rd lowest 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 Bowditch (SE8 3QL) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Evelyn average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowditch (SE8 3QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windlass Place, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowditch (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.