Total Crime Rate

528.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 528.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 171.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.9 10/10
  • Drugs 57.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.9 10/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Albyn Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Brockley , and the 26th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albyn Road (SE8 4EF) in the last 12 months was 528.6 per 1,000 residents and was 411.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 171.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albyn Road (SE8 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reginald Square, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Speedwell Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tanner'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Admiralty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vanguard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Admiralty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Admiralty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admiralty Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deptford Broadway 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 2026Other theft Harton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harton Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Friendly Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friendly Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seager Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ship Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Reginald Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deptford Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reginald Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Reginald Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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