Crime Rates at Laleham Road, London, SE6 2HX

Laleham Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hither Green , and the 391st lowest 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 Laleham Road (SE6 2HX) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laleham Road (SE6 2HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmer Road, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Engleheart Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.