Crime Rates at Meadow Close, London, SE6 3NW

Meadow Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 317th 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 Meadow Close (SE6 3NW) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Close (SE6 3NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawkins Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.