Total Crime Rate

270.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 270.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 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

King Alfred Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 83rd 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 King Alfred Avenue (SE6 3HP) in the last 12 months was 270.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 121.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Alfred Avenue (SE6 3HP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in King Alfred Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Overdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Randlesdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gramsci Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moremead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Amunds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Alfred Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Playgreen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Playgreen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swallands Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Alfred Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Amunds Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery St Amunds Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Broadmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadmead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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