Postcode · London
Crime in SE4 2LD
How much crime is recorded in SE4 2LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brockley West
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,462 (2024)
How safe is SE4 2LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE4 2LD 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
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 2LDNational
Shoplifting29.78.4
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Burglary10.09.1
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Robbery6.81.4
Other theft6.74.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order3.84.6
Drugs1.52.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.