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Crime in SE12 0

How much crime is recorded in SE12 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Population
24,544 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE12 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE12 0, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SE12 0National
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Burglary11.39.1
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Other theft4.44.5
Shoplifting4.28.4
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 5% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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