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Crime in SE4 1

How much crime is recorded in SE4 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Population
29,313 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE4 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE4 1, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).

SE4 1National
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Burglary8.19.1
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Other theft4.24.5
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.72.4
Shoplifting2.28.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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