Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fordmill Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fordmill Road (SE6 3JL) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordmill Road (SE6 3JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fordmill Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grangemill Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fordmill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ghent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knapmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fordmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordmill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athelney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ghent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knapmill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ghent Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pool Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pool Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Fordmill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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