Crime Rates at Thornville Street, London, SE8 4QB

Thornville Street 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 Thornville Street (SE8 4QB) 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 Thornville Street (SE8 4QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tanner'S Hill, where police recorded 59 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.