Total Crime Rate

311.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 311.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.6 10/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Robbery 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brownhill Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hither Green , and the 69th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brownhill Road (SE6 2HF) in the last 12 months was 311.7 per 1,000 residents and was 258.0% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brownhill Road (SE6 2HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plassy Road (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brownhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Other theft Jutland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ringstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosenthal Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosenthal Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosenthal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosenthal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosenthal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cudham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jutland Road
Apr 2026Other theft Melbourne Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engleheart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Farley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laleham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laleham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carswell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sportsbank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmer Road
Apr 2026Public order Elmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engleheart Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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