Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Southend Lane area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 416th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southend Lane (SE6 3RS) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southend Lane (SE6 3RS), the main crime hotspot is near Otterden Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Southend Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adolf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greycot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moremead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowdrey Mews —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southend Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterden Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterden Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Otterden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Otterden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longdown Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montana Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Amunds Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery St Amunds Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery St Amunds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Amunds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sedgehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sedgehill Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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