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Safest Areas in Lewisham

Data: 2025-04 to 2026-03 · Source: data.police.uk

Burglaries (12 months)

1,623

5.12 per 1,000 residents

UK average (per 1,000)

3.4

England & Wales

vs UK average

+52%

burglary rate difference

Safest neighbourhoods in Lewisham

Ranked by burglary rate, lowest first

1

Downham

3.17/1,000
Safety score: 402

Dulwich Hill

3.61/1,000
Safety score: 323

Crofton Park

3.77/1,000
Safety score: 294

Perry Vale

3.90/1,000
Safety score: 275

Grove Park

4.06/1,000
Safety score: 256

Lee Green

4.06/1,000
Safety score: 257

Telegraph Hill

4.08/1,000
Safety score: 258

Hither Green

4.17/1,000
Safety score: 249

Surrey Docks

4.19/1,000
Safety score: 2410

Catford South

4.23/1,000
Safety score: 2311

Bellingham

4.27/1,000
Safety score: 2312

Rotherhithe

4.29/1,000
Safety score: 2213

Forest Hill

4.35/1,000
Safety score: 2214

Sydenham

4.56/1,000
Safety score: 1915

Ladywell

4.88/1,000
Safety score: 1716

Brockley

4.96/1,000
Safety score: 1617

Blackheath

6.13/1,000
Safety score: 918

Rushey Green

6.31/1,000
Safety score: 819

Greenwich Creekside

6.88/1,000
Safety score: 620

Nunhead & Queen's Road

7.11/1,000
Safety score: 621

Evelyn

7.52/1,000
Safety score: 522

New Cross Gate

8.24/1,000
Safety score: 423

Deptford

8.26/1,000
Safety score: 424

Lewisham Central

8.31/1,000
Safety score: 325

Old Kent Road

8.40/1,000
Safety score: 3

Burglary hotspots in Lewisham

Ranked by burglary rate, highest first

1

Old Kent Road

8.40/1,000
Safety score: 32

Lewisham Central

8.31/1,000
Safety score: 33

Deptford

8.26/1,000
Safety score: 44

New Cross Gate

8.24/1,000
Safety score: 45

Evelyn

7.52/1,000
Safety score: 56

Nunhead & Queen's Road

7.11/1,000
Safety score: 67

Greenwich Creekside

6.88/1,000
Safety score: 68

Rushey Green

6.31/1,000
Safety score: 89

Blackheath

6.13/1,000
Safety score: 910

Brockley

4.96/1,000
Safety score: 1611

Ladywell

4.88/1,000
Safety score: 1712

Sydenham

4.56/1,000
Safety score: 1913

Forest Hill

4.35/1,000
Safety score: 2214

Rotherhithe

4.29/1,000
Safety score: 2215

Bellingham

4.27/1,000
Safety score: 2316

Catford South

4.23/1,000
Safety score: 2317

Surrey Docks

4.19/1,000
Safety score: 2418

Hither Green

4.17/1,000
Safety score: 2419

Telegraph Hill

4.08/1,000
Safety score: 2520

Grove Park

4.06/1,000
Safety score: 2521

Lee Green

4.06/1,000
Safety score: 2522

Perry Vale

3.90/1,000
Safety score: 2723

Crofton Park

3.77/1,000
Safety score: 2924

Dulwich Hill

3.61/1,000
Safety score: 3225

Downham

3.17/1,000
Safety score: 40

About Lewisham

Population

316,721

Households

129,122

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Crime data from data.police.uk. Population data from Census 2021. Data covers 2025-04 to 2026-03.