Crime Rates at Rainsborough Avenue, London, SE8 5RU

Rainsborough Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Evelyn , and the 124th 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 Rainsborough Avenue (SE8 5RU) in the last 12 months was 220.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.7% higher than the Evelyn average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainsborough Avenue (SE8 5RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evelyn Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.