Crime Rates at Birkhall Road, London, SE6 1TE

Birkhall Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 254th highest crime rate of 844 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 Birkhall Road (SE6 1TE) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% higher than the Catford South average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkhall Road (SE6 1TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenside Close, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penderry Rise (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.