New Cross South
Middle areaNorth west Lewisham. 9,893 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in New Cross South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in New Cross South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Cross South at a rate of 133.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 122.7 per 1,000 people across Lewisham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 387 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 261 |
| Other crime | 234 |
| Shoplifting | 98 |
| Drug offences | 75 |
| Vehicle crime | 69 |
| Theft from the person | 66 |
| Burglary | 64 |
| Robbery | 38 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How New Cross South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is New Cross South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Cross South at a rate of 133.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 122.7 per 1,000 people across Lewisham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 108 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New Cross South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (387), anti-social behaviour (261) and other crime (234).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Lewisham
These figures are published for the whole of Lewisham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lewisham and not New Cross South alone. See Lewisham
New Cross South in brief
The median price paid for a home in New Cross South was £475,000 in 2025.
New Cross South had 9,906 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in New Cross South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In New Cross South, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.