Total Crime Rate

193.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 193.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 154th 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 3TP) in the last 12 months was 193.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookehowse Road (SE6 3TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oslac Road, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookehowse Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brookehowse Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elfrida Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lushington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oslac Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oslac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oslac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oslac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oslac Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oslac Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oslac Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookehowse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookehowse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookehowse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookehowse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakview Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnulf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lushington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gramsci Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elfrida Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lushington Road
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 2026Other theft Adolf Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elfrida Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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