Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 123.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashmead Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 299th highest crime rate of 826 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 4DY) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Brockley average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashmead Road (SE8 4DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seager Place, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lucas Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashmead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seager Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friendly Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Friendly Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tremaine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Harton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tyrwhitt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Seager Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ship Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seager Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Vale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Vale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Vale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Vale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whidborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whidborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Loampit Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lind Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brookmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ship Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vanguard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ship Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wickham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Street —
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Data Sources

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