Total Crime Rate
65.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sedgehill Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sedgehill Road (SE6 3QA) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 855.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sedgehill Road (SE6 3QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oslac Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunfield Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dunfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oslac Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnulf Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farmstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farmstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leof Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oslac Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oslac Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oslac Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oslac Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oslac Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Highland Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnulf Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dunfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakview Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lushington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lushington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highland Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lushington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sedgehill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leof Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leof Crescent | Under investigation |
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