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Lewisham

EnglandLondonLewisham
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
299,978
Households
122,269
Crimes · May '26
2,523 · 8.4 per 1k
122,269
Households
White Brit. · 37%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2,523 · 8.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£402,595
Median property price
4,991
Postcodes
122,269
Households
White Brit. · 37%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2,523 · 8.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£402,595
Median property price
4,991
Postcodes

Overview of Lewisham

Coordinates51.4518, -0.0238
Postcodes
4,991
Population (Census)
299,978
Households (Census)
122,269
Recorded crime · May '26
2,523 · 8.4 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Lewisham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.71 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.71 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Lewisham

Property sales · Lewisham
HM Land Registry · Lewisham
Average price
£527,804
YoY: +1.1%
Median price: £396,991
View district SE6
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 77 sales · avg £544,952
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£579k£518k£458k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Lewisham

Crime trends · Lewisham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
784669554
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
784
YoY +18%
ASB
616477338
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
565
YoY +12%
Vehicle Crime
249188127
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
167
YoY -15%
Burglary
1189470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
92
YoY -14%
Criminal damage
151761
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -99%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
31019682
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
310
YoY +179%
Public Order
15511778
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
135
YoY stable

3 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · violent crime rising

2,523
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Lewisham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 299,931
White Brit.37.2%
African12.6%
Other White12.2%
Caribbean10.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.1%
+ 9 other groups · 23.2%

Religion

Total residents: 299,959
Christian43.8%
No religion36.8%
Not answered7.5%
Muslim7.4%
Hindu2.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 299,978
35–4923.9%
25–3419.4%
50–6417.3%
10–156.9%
≤46.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%

Households

Total households: 122,269
Other22.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.2%
+ 8 other households · 37.7%