Crime Rates at Wellmeadow Road, London, SE13 6SY

Wellmeadow Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellmeadow Road (SE13 6SY) in the last 12 months was 215.4 per 1,000 residents and was 141.0% higher than the Hither Green average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellmeadow Road (SE13 6SY), the main crime hotspot is near Springbank Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.