Total Crime Rate

708.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

264.4 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 708.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 279.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 264.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Public order 100.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Robbery 60.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brookehowse Road area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 17th 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 Brookehowse Road (SE6 3TH) in the last 12 months was 708.2 per 1,000 residents and was 332.1% higher than the Bellingham average (163.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 264.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookehowse Road (SE6 3TH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brookehowse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangemill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bellingham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franthorne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franthorne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Franthorne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Franthorne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Franthorne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franthorne Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franthorne Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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