Total Crime Rate
301.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bellingham Green area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 68th 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 Bellingham Green (SE6 3JB) in the last 12 months was 301.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% higher than the Bellingham average (164.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 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 ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (β 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bellingham Green (SE6 3JB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Overdown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Playgreen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southend Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southend Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King Alfred Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Playgreen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellingham Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellingham Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Randlesdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowdrey Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gramsci Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moremead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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