Crime Rates at Longhill Road, London, SE6 1TU

Longhill Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longhill Road (SE6 1TU) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% lower than the Catford South average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longhill Road (SE6 1TU), 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.