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Crime in SE12 9

How much crime is recorded in SE12 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Population
25,654 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE12 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE12 9, 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
31.7
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Burglary10.89.1
Shoplifting8.18.4
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Other theft4.54.5
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Drugs3.02.4
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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