SE10 has an annual crime rate of 124.65 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for April 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in SE10?

As of April 2026, SE10 has an annual crime rate of 124.65 per 1,000 residents, based on 515 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in SE10?

The most common crime type in SE10 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 148 incidents in April 2026 — 28.7% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the SE10 local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SE10: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SE10 recorded 515 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 9.96 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 28.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 9.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring124.65 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment515 crimes recorded in April 2026
trending_downCrime down 9.5% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

515

trending_down -2.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

124.65per 1k

High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,201

Within SE10 district

Lewisham

51,695

Estimated population

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Crime Incident

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Petrol Station Map	total: 34 Shoplifting: 34	34
Sports/Recreation Area Map	total: 27 Violence and sexual offences: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 4	27
Supermarket Map	total: 13 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3	13
Commercial Way Map	total: 12 Shoplifting: 8 Robbery: 2	12
Parking Area Map	total: 12 Robbery: 5 Drugs: 2	12
Pilot Walk Map	total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3	12
Welland Street Map	total: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 10 Possession of weapons: 1	12
Bus/Coach Station Map	total: 11 Drugs: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3	11
Parking Area Map	total: 10 Shoplifting: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2	10
Parking Area Map	total: 9 Vehicle crime: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1	9

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

515 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

148

28.7%

Anti-social Behaviour

109

21.2%

Shoplifting

13.8%

Other Theft

6.8%

Vehicle Crime

5.2%

Public Order

4.5%

Robbery

3.9%

Theft from Person

3.7%

Burglary

3.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

3.5%

Drug Offences

3.1%

Other Crime

1.0%

Bicycle Theft

0.6%

Weapons Possession

0.6%

Crime Analysis: SE10

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in SE10 at 28.7%. Anti-social Behaviour (21.2%) and Shoplifting (13.8%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SE10 has fallen noticeably — by 9.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SE10 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Month-on-Monthtrending_down -2.1%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -9.5%

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