Crime Rates at Vanguard Street, London, SE8 4DP

Vanguard Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 140th 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 Vanguard Street (SE8 4DP) in the last 12 months was 201.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% higher than the Brockley average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vanguard Street (SE8 4DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reginald Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.