Crime Rates at Athelney Street, London, SE6 3LD

Athelney Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 33rd 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 Athelney Street (SE6 3LD) in the last 12 months was 428.6 per 1,000 residents and was 159.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 188.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athelney Street (SE6 3LD), 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.