Total Crime Rate
140.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Armoury 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nectarine Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parkside Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elverson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ravensbourne Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coldbath Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leathwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurston Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Conington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornmill Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Loampit Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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