Lewisham Central vs Wood End

Lewisham Central has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 10,626 crimes in the last 12 months. Wood End has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 7,216 crimes. Lewisham Central scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Lewisham Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wood End shows +8.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Lewisham Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (3,166 incidents). In Wood End, it is Violent Crime (1,715 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Lewisham Central recorded 2,013 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wood End recorded 1,468. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Lewisham Central totalled 3,166 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,715 in Wood End. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Lewisham Central recorded 11,040 crimes (now 10,626, a change of -3.8%). Wood End recorded 6,647 crimes previously (now 7,216, +8.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Lewisham Central has a resolution rate of 28.2% and Wood End has 35.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Lewisham Central falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Wood End is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Lewisham Central and Wood End. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.