Total Crime Rate
329.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
140.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barmeston Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 60th 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 Barmeston Road (SE6 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 329.9 per 1,000 residents and was 191.0% higher than the Catford South average (113.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 140.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barmeston Road (SE6 3BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fordmill Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bromley Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Catford South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Canadian Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aitken Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sambruck Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sambruck Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sambruck Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sambruck Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sambruck Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sambruck Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bromley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Aitken Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Aitken Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Aitken Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aitken Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Aitken Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sambruck Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Franthorne Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pool Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knapmill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Canadian Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canadian Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canadian Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pool Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canadian Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fordmill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Knapmill Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ghent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ghent Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordmill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fordmill Road | Under investigation |
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