Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

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 49.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blythe Hill Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Crofton Park , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Hill Lane (SE6 4UP) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Crofton Park average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blythe Hill Lane (SE6 4UP), the main crime hotspot is near Winterstoke Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blythe Hill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Desmond Tutu Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stanstead Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathfern Road β€”
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Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathfern Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathfern Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathfern Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathfern Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathfern Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathfern Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathfern Road β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Stanstead Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ravensbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winterstoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fermor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ravensbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Northwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ravensbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Montacute Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montacute Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montacute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winterstoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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