Crime Rates at Burford Road, London, SE6 4DE

Burford Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burford Road (SE6 4DE) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burford Road (SE6 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near Creeland Grove. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.