Crime Rates at Bowditch, London, SE8 3QN

Bowditch area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Evelyn , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Bowditch (SE8 3QN) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Bowditch (SE8 3QN), 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.