Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hedge Walk area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 235th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedge Walk (SE6 3RH) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedge Walk (SE6 3RH), the main crime hotspot is near Oslac Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hedge Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lushington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leof Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leof Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leof Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adolf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lushington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lushington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leof Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adolf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Adolf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakview Road
Sep 2025Public order Oslac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oslac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oslac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oslac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oslac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oslac Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leof Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Overdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnulf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southend Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sedgehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sedgehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southend Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Farmstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnulf Street

Data Sources

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