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Crime in SE8 3

How much crime is recorded in SE8 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Population
19,022 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE8 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE8 3, 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
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).

SE8 3National
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Burglary14.19.1
Shoplifting7.98.4
Theft from the person5.72.1
Other theft5.64.5
Public order4.94.6
Drugs4.12.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Robbery2.51.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.51.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% 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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