Total Crime Rate

231.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.1 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 231.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 27.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 25.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bell Green Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 124th 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 Bell Green Lane (SE26 5TB) in the last 12 months was 231.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Green Lane (SE26 5TB), 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 Bell Green Lane area

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

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