Crime Rates at Otterden Street, London, SE6 3SL

Otterden Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 129th 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 Otterden Street (SE6 3SL) in the last 12 months was 225.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otterden Street (SE6 3SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Otterden Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.