Lewisham

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Lewisham.

Population: 305,309
People in Employment: 151,765 (71.0%)
People Inactive: 48,285 (22.6%)
People Unemployed: 13,720 (6.4%)
Number Of Jobs: 90k
Median Salary: £32,579
Mean Salary: £38,066

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Lewisham. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Lewisham for 2024

Lewishams most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 10,551 crimes and in 2022 there were 9,902 crimes. Which is an increase of 649 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	6,832	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	370	Getting Better
Burglary	2,038	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	2,243	Getting Better
Drugs	1,275	Getting Better
Other crime	318	Getting Better
Other theft	3,368	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	197	Getting Better
Public order	2,124	Getting Better
Robbery	785	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,754	Getting Better
Theft from the person	904	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	3,522	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	9,720	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Lewisham

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Blackheath has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Lewisham, with 1399 crimes and 115 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Telegraph Hill has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Bellingham	0	0
Blackheath	0	0
Brockley	0	0
Catford South	0	0
Crofton Park	0	0
Deptford	0	0
Downham	0	0
Evelyn	0	0
Forest Hill	0	0
Grove Park	0	0
Hither Green	0	0
Ladywell	0	0
Lee Green	0	0
Lewisham Central	0	0
New Cross Gate	0	0
Perry Vale	0	0
Rushey Green	0	0
Sydenham	0	0
Telegraph Hill	0	0

Crime map for Lewisham

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Lewisham

The average property price in Lewisham is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Lewisham is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Lewisham could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£985,865.54	£796,457.45	£575,879.79	£368,644.85
2022	£962,186.01	£775,164.10	£562,933.36	£362,377.67
2021	£903,356.52	£727,224.43	£530,765.21	£355,445.55
2020	£851,354.75	£690,556.71	£503,903.38	£348,548.42
2019	£812,372.61	£656,620.15	£478,476.62	£342,265.39
2018	£810,904.07	£654,772.99	£477,105.00	£347,265.20
2017	£799,724.08	£643,282.25	£469,860.46	£350,122.78
2016	£794,575.27	£636,328.70	£466,659.30	£339,758.04
2015	£696,406.79	£561,216.47	£412,776.91	£299,096.85
2014	£615,026.05	£497,712.49	£366,845.30	£266,410.44
2013	£505,514.65	£410,167.03	£301,628.33	£220,606.46
2012	£463,697.11	£376,736.91	£277,338.88	£204,290.07
2011	£441,121.39	£355,316.20	£260,404.50	£195,379.47
2010	£431,426.98	£348,910.65	£257,586.96	£193,732.87

Property prices over time for Lewisham

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Lewisham

The median salary in Lewisham is £32,579 and the mean salary in Lewisham is £38,066.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 90k
Median Salary: £32,579
Annual Percentage Change: 8.8%
Mean Salary: £38,066

Salary comparison between Lewisham and Inner London

See how Lewisham compares to the rest of Inner London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Inner London is £42,665 in Wandsworth and the lowest median salary is £0 in Haringey. Lewisham ranks 9 out of 14 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Wandsworth	100k	£42,665	12.5%	£65,006	9.9%
Westminster	49k	£39,562	-0.2%	£56,763	-4.6%
Islington	67k	£38,434	10.3%	£0	0.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham	56k	£37,884	0.7%	£53,092	0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea	31k	£37,578	-3.7%	£0	0.0%
Lambeth	99k	£37,566	5.9%	£48,060	10.2%
Tower Hamlets	92k	£36,162	0.6%	£46,716	3.6%
Camden	51k	£35,575	1.3%	£48,707	7.0%
Southwark	101k	£34,583	1.1%	£45,685	7.2%
Newham	92k	£29,131	-4.4%	£33,173	-5.0%
City of London	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Hackney	76k	£0	0.0%	£45,546	16.2%
Haringey	65k	£0	0.0%	£40,826	17.6%