Total Crime Rate

650.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

280.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 650.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 280.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 231.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 83.0 10/10
  • Drugs 62.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.4 10/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lushington Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 19th 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 Lushington Road (SE6 3RL) in the last 12 months was 650.5 per 1,000 residents and was 296.9% higher 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (β‰ˆ 280.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lushington Road (SE6 3RL), the main crime hotspot is near Dunfield Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lushington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oslac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckenham Hill β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckenham Hill β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melfield Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melfield Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Dunfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oslac Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oslac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oslac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oslac Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lushington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oslac Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lushington Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lushington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakview Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnulf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oslac Road β€”

Data Sources

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