Total Crime Rate

207.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 207.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Farmstead Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 139th 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 Farmstead Road (SE6 3EH) in the last 12 months was 207.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% higher than the Bellingham average (164.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farmstead Road (SE6 3EH), the main crime hotspot is near Oslac Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Farmstead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Overdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leof Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leof Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leof Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leof Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leof Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lushington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lushington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lushington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnulf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnulf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sedgehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnulf Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Arnulf Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnulf Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnulf Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oslac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oslac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oslac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oslac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oslac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oslac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Adolf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adolf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adolf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sedgehill Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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