Total Crime Rate

177.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.5 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 177.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bellingham Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 183rd 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 Bellingham Road (SE6 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% higher than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bellingham Road (SE6 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Birkhall Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bellingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muncies Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardoch Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longhill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birkhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birkhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardoch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardoch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardoch Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardoch Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Penderry Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchiston Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Merchiston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bellingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penderry Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Greenside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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