Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Houston Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Houston Road (SE23 2RN) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Bellingham average (163.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houston Road (SE23 2RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broxted Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clowders Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Perry Vale

Crime Over Time in Houston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broxted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selworthy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selworthy Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Polecroft Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polecroft Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polecroft Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarens Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polecroft Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxted Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vevey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lutwyche Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Levendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carters Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Woolstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vevey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsford Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 19 of 19

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑