Total Crime Rate
207.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brookehowse Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 139th 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 Brookehowse Road (SE6 3TP) in the last 12 months was 207.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookehowse Road (SE6 3TP), the main crime hotspot is near Oslac Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Allerford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Adolf Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leof Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leof Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Overdown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adolf Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adolf Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oslac Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leof Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oslac Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oslac Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lushington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lushington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lushington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oslac Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oslac Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakview Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oslac Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leof Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leof Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellingham Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gramsci Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farmstead Road | Under investigation |
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