Total Crime Rate

151.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.9 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 151.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oxestalls Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Evelyn , and the 227th 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 Oxestalls Road (SE8 3QU) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxestalls Road (SE8 3QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxestalls Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oxestalls Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxestalls Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxestalls Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oxestalls Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxestalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gosterwood Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences B206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Drive Under investigation
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 2026Public order Evelyn Street Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Millard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barfleur Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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