Total Crime Rate
184.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bromley Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Catford South , and the 177th highest crime rate of 844 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 Bromley Road (SE6 2RH) in the last 12 months was 184.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% higher than the Catford South average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bromley Road (SE6 2RH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Daneswood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daneswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daneswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arkindale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Allerford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watermead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Watermead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watermead Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watermead Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watermead Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellingham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Franthorne Way | — |
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