Total Crime Rate

381.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 381.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marton Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 44th 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 Marton Close (SE6 3SS) in the last 12 months was 381.1 per 1,000 residents and was 132.5% higher than the Bellingham average (163.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 120.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marton Close (SE6 3SS), the main crime hotspot is near Otterden Street. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Otterden Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Playgreen Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Playgreen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Playgreen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmead Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elfrida Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elfrida Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elfrida Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athelney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bellingham Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gramsci Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery King Alfred Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Amunds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Firhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Otterden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Amunds Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Otterden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otterden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Otterden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moremead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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