Total Crime Rate
96.7 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.3 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Swallands Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 405th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Lewisham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Swallands Road (SE6 3HX) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Bellingham average (161.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -38.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swallands Road (SE6 3HX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bellingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellingham | Awaiting court outcome |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Farmstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Theft from the person | Bellingham | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Other crime | Bellingham | Awaiting court outcome |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmstead Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Theft from the person | Arnulf Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adolf Street | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Southend Lane | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookehowse Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookehowse Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellingham Green | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swallands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | King Alfred Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elfrida Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adolf Street | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lushington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Possession of weapons | Randlesdown Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gramsci Way | — |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowden Street | Under investigation |
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