Crime Rates at Athelney Street, London, SE6 3LD

Athelney Street area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 17th highest crime rate of 826 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 Athelney Street (SE6 3LD) in the last 12 months was 708.2 per 1,000 residents and was 332.1% higher than the Bellingham average (163.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 264.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athelney Street (SE6 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.