Crime Rates at Bowness Road, London, SE6 2DG

Bowness Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Hither Green , and the 279th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowness Road (SE6 2DG) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% higher than the Hither Green average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowness Road (SE6 2DG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 223 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.