Total Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 63.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 9.5 2/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Dillwyn Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dillwyn Close (SE26 4DD) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower than the Bellingham average (163.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dillwyn Close (SE26 4DD), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Green. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dillwyn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haseltine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Stanton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kirtley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirtley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirtley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holmshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normandy Close —
Apr 2026Public order Kirtley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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