Crime Rates at Blythe Vale, Catford, London, SE6 4NW

Blythe Vale area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blythe Vale (SE6 4NW) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Crofton Park average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blythe Vale (SE6 4NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woolstone Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanstead Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.