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New Cross

12,337 people · median £450,000 · Lewisham

Lewisham Council · Green (directly-elected mayor)   39/54 seats · 72% · OCD 2026
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How safe is it? This neighbourhood

Crime runs at 12.6 per 1,000 residents a month — above the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

116139163186Jun 2025May 2026155
Monthly recorded crimes within this neighbourhood
Per 1,000 / month12.6
Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this neighbourhood

Violence and sexual offences
502
Anti-social behaviour
404
Other theft
133
Theft from the person
118
Drugs
101
Shoplifting
98
Recorded crimes by category within this neighbourhood, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or nearCrimes
Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk
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