Total Crime Rate

182.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 182.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Holmshaw Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmshaw Close (SE26 4TH) in the last 12 months was 182.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmshaw Close (SE26 4TH), 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 Holmshaw Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnydene Street —
Apr 2026Public order Kirtley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haseltine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Stanton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Bell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kirtley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holmshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirtley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normandy Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winchfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Winchfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirtley Road —
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Data Sources

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