Crime Rates at Elverson Road, London, SE8 4JR

Elverson Road area has the lowest crime rate of 12 local areas in Lewisham Central , and the 344th lowest 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 Elverson Road (SE8 4JR) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Lewisham Central average (161.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elverson Road (SE8 4JR), the main crime hotspot is near Thurston Road. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.