Total Crime Rate

284.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.0 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 284.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
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

Fambridge Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 826 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 Fambridge Close (SE26 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 284.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fambridge Close (SE26 5BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fambridge Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purbeck Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montana Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purbeck Gardens
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowview Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Worsley Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Purbeck Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haseltine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Stanton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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