Crime Rates at Bowness Road, London, SE6 2DG

Bowness Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hither Green , and the 215th highest crime rate of 826 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 156.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% higher than the Hither Green average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowness Road (SE6 2DG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 289 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.