Crime Rates at Longhill Road, London, SE6 1UA

Longhill Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 275th 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 Longhill Road (SE6 1UA) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longhill Road (SE6 1UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haddington Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scarlet Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.