Overview of Lewisham crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Lewisham ranks 12th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 36141 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Lewisham has a population of 300553. This equates to a crime rate of 120.25 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 3.46 % compared to previous year. It also puts Lewisham in 14th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Lewisham ranks 12th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 36141 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Lewisham has a population of 300553. This equates to a crime rate of 120.25 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 3.46 % compared to previous year. It also puts Lewisham in 14th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Lewisham are Violence and sexual offences (28.1%) Anti-social behaviour (18.0%) Other theft (9.1%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (1.0%) Other crime (0.8%) Possession of weapons (0.6%).
There are 19 wards in Lewisham. Wards with high crime rates are Lewisham Central (254.4), Rushey Green (198.7), Deptford (186.0) . On the other end, safest wards are Telegraph Hill (88.2), Grove Park (87.9), Evelyn (87.9) .
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Lewisham crime incidents by crime type
A total of 36141 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 10158 (28.1)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 6516 (18.0)%
- Other theft – 3271 (9.1)%
- Vehicle crime – 3210 (8.9)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 2330 (6.4)%
- Public order – 2191 (6.1)%
- Shoplifting – 2191 (6.1)%
- Burglary – 2006 (5.6)%
- Drugs – 1345 (3.7)%
- Theft from the person – 1113 (3.1)%
- Robbery – 927 (2.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 371 (1.0)%
- Other crime – 307 (0.8)%
- Possession of weapons – 205 (0.6)%
How does Lewisham compare against nearby areas ?
Lewisham ranks 12th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
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Crime rates in Lewisham wards
There are 19 wards within Lewisham. Lewisham Central, Rushey Green, Deptford has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Lewisham
There are 15 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Lewisham. Highest crime rates in SE13, SE10, SE8 .
- SE13 – 163.2
- SE10 – 161.8
- SE8 – 139.2
- SE16 – 134.2
- SE6 – 130.2
- SE14 – 128.1
- BR1 – 126.0
- SE15 – 121.4
- SE26 – 114.6
- SE4 – 95.0
- SE3 – 92.3
- SE23 – 92.0
- SE9 – 90.7
- SE12 – 88.8
- BR3 – 82.2
Postcode districts in Lewisham
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