Total Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Swallands Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 322nd lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swallands Road (SE6 3HG) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the Bellingham average (163.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swallands Road (SE6 3HG), the main crime hotspot is near Marton Close. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swallands Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moremead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmead Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way
Apr 2026Burglary Playgreen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Playgreen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery King Alfred Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elfrida Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elfrida Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elfrida Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athelney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bellingham Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gramsci Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Marton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longdown Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Firhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Firhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Firhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Marton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Marton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Marton Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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