Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 115.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Engleheart Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hither Green , and the 326th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Engleheart Road (SE6 2HP) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Engleheart Road (SE6 2HP), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 344 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Engleheart Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Plassy Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bargery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowness Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowness Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Marryfields Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plassy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plassy Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plassy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Plassy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Plassy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plassy Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Culverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bargery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Culverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushey Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Melbourne Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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