Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southend Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 331st highest crime rate of 826 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 Southend Lane (SE6 3RR) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southend Lane (SE6 3RR), the main crime hotspot is near Oslac Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southend Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowdrey Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lushington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elfrida Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adolf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lushington Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lushington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elfrida Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakview Road
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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oslac Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oslac Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oslac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oslac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oslac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elfrida Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oslac Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hawkins Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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