Total Crime Rate
131.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moremead Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 284th 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 Moremead Road (SE6 3LR) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower than the Bellingham average (164.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 198.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moremead Road (SE6 3LR), the main crime hotspot is near Otterden Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longdown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Worsley Bridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Worsley Bridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worsley Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moremead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southend Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southend Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Otterden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Otterden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Otterden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Otterden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Longdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Amunds Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Firhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firhill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firhill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Amunds Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Longdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Amunds Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Amunds Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longdown Road | Under investigation |
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