Total Crime Rate

580.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 580.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 197.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.7 10/10
  • Public order 53.4 10/10
  • Other theft 48.7 10/10
  • Robbery 34.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 20.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selworthy Road area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bellingham , and the 18th 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 Selworthy Road (SE6 4DW) in the last 12 months was 580.1 per 1,000 residents and was 251.8% higher than the Bellingham average (164.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 171.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selworthy Road (SE6 4DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Selworthy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldermoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clowders Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Clowders Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clowders Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nyon Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Helvetia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nyon Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakham Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Adam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selworthy Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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