Total Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 140.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Armoury Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 13 local areas in Lewisham Central , and the 258th highest crime rate of 844 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 Armoury Road (SE8 4LF) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Lewisham Central average (166.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armoury Road (SE8 4LF), the main crime hotspot is near Cornmill Lane. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Armoury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nectarine Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurston Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkside Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Conington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elverson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ravensbourne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldbath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leathwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurston Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurston Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornmill Lane β€”
Sep 2025Public order Loampit Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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