Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knapmill Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 376th 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 Knapmill Road (SE6 3SZ) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knapmill Road (SE6 3SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Aitken Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Knapmill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bedford Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ghent Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Knapmill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knapmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barmeston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barmeston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aitken Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Aitken Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aitken Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knapmill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Aitken Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aitken Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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