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Crime in SE4 1LS

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

Neighbourhood
Brockley East & St Johns
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,912 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE4 1LS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE4 1LS area, 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
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 1LSNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary9.69.1
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Theft from the person1.82.1
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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