Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dillwyn Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dillwyn Close (SE26 4DD) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Bellingham average (164.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dillwyn Close (SE26 4DD), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Green. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dillwyn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Perry Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porthcawe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elderton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castle Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Porthcawe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porthcawe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porthcawe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porthcawe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porthcawe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porthcawe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porthcawe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dillwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stanton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Champion Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Champion Road —
Sep 2025Public order Champion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Holmshaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmshaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Green —
Sep 2025Burglary Bell Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bell Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bell Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dillwyn Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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