Postcode sector · London

Crime in SE6 1

How much crime is recorded in SE6 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: Lewisham
Region: London
Population: 29,683 (2024)

SE6 1Postcode sector · London

Crime

How safe is SE6 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE6 1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band

7/ 10

Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm

36.6

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67

By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SE6 1National

Violence and sexual offences25.123.6

Anti-social behaviour14.710.7

Burglary10.39.1

Vehicle crime7.13.5

Other theft4.74.5

Public order3.64.6

Criminal damage and arson3.04.7

Shoplifting2.78.4

Drugs2.72.4

Robbery1.41.4

Other crime1.11.5

Theft from the person0.82.1

Possession of weapons0.60.9

Bicycle theft0.41.0

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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