Total Crime Rate
301.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brookehowse Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 68th 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 3TW) in the last 12 months was 301.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% higher than the Bellingham average (164.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (β 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookehowse Road (SE6 3TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Franthorne Way, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadmead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellingham | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Franthorne Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Adolf Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adolf Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adolf Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knapmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knapmill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Broadmead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bellingham | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Playgreen Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Playgreen Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Overdown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bellingham | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookehowse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Playgreen Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gramsci Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Randlesdown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellingham Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellingham Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Alfred Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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