Crap Towns / Lewisham / Crime

How much crime is there in Lewisham?

The police recorded 97.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Lewisham from September 2023 to August 2026, 28% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 34.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 101, up from 96.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	96.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	95.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	101	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	34.5	34.1
Vehicle crime	9.6	3.8
Other theft	9.0	5.4
Shoplifting	8.7	7.1
Public order	7.1	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	6.7	7.0
Burglary	5.5	3.1
Drugs	5.4	2.4
Theft from the person	4.7	0.4
Robbery	3.3	0.6
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Bicycle theft	1.3	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
City of London	8.9 km	1,103
Southwark	4.7 km	129
Tower Hamlets	7.6 km	119
Lambeth	6.8 km	118
Newham	9.6 km	115
Lewisham	–	97.9
Greenwich	6.0 km	94.9
Croydon	11.3 km	88.2
Wandsworth	11.5 km	79.6
Bromley	9.8 km	72.4
Bexley	11.4 km	67.4
The typical town	–	76.2