Total Crime Rate

202.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 202.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Otterden Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 150th highest crime rate of 844 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 Otterden Street (SE6 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 202.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (β‰ˆ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otterden Street (SE6 3SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Otterden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Otterden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Adam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterden Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterden Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Playgreen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Playgreen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowdrey Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worsley Bridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Worsley Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worsley Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moremead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longdown Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Otterden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longdown Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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