Total Crime Rate

389.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.3 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 389.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 97.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Other theft 34.8 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Selworthy Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 42nd 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 Selworthy Road (SE6 4DP) in the last 12 months was 389.8 per 1,000 residents and was 137.8% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 125.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selworthy Road (SE6 4DP), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Green. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selworthy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Datchet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Winsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Winsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlands Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vevey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carters Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vevey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winsford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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