Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashmead Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 309th highest 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 Ashmead Road (SE8 4DX) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher than the Brockley average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashmead Road (SE8 4DX), the main crime hotspot is near Tanner'S Hill. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashmead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Friendly Street Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oscar Street —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friendly Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Breakspears Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breakspears Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tack Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tack Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tanner'S Hill —
Sep 2025Other theft Tanner'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanner'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashmead Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lloyd Villas —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanner'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friendly Street Mews —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lucas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friendly Street Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friendly Street Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tremaine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lewisham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lewisham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ship Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vanguard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friendly Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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