Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 139.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cliff Terrace area has the 25th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 250th 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 Cliff Terrace (SE8 4DZ) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 16 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Terrace (SE8 4DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Thurston Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cliff Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmead Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overcliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beck Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halesworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Halesworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Halesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undercliff Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Undercliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brookmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lind Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overcliff Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunninghill Road —
Apr 2026Public order Overcliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Vale —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Loampit Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friendly Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Friendly Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tremaine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tyrwhitt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building 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 Cranbrook Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whidborne Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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