Total Crime Rate

211.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.8 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 211.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Balloch Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 137th 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 Balloch Road (SE6 1SP) in the last 12 months was 211.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% higher than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balloch Road (SE6 1SP), 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 Balloch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muirkirk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Killearn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stable Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stable Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stable Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stable Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torridon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torridon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Torridon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dowanhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Glenfarg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Killearn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dowanhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killearn Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardoch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchiston Road
Apr 2026Drugs Merchiston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Penderry Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penderry Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardoch Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardoch Road

Data Sources

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