Crime Rates at Silver Birch Close, London, SE6 4RS

Silver Birch Close 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 Silver Birch Close (SE6 4RS) 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 Silver Birch Close (SE6 4RS), 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.