Total Crime Rate

316.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.3 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 316.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Robbery 15.4 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • 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

Sangley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Hither Green , and the 65th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sangley Road (SE6 2JS) in the last 12 months was 316.6 per 1,000 residents and was 263.5% higher than the Hither Green average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 131.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sangley Road (SE6 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sangley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowness Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Melbourne Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penberth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burleigh Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Fillans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Fillans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jutland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jutland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorndean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowness Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bargery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bargery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Culverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Culverley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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