Total Crime Rate

194.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.0 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 194.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Winchfield Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 151st 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 Winchfield Road (SE26 5TH) in the last 12 months was 194.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchfield Road (SE26 5TH), the main crime hotspot is near Winchfield Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winchfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kent House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haseltine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kirtley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Bell Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holmshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bryden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Watlington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bryden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bryden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bryden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bryden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnydene Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairlawn Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairlawn Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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