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Crime in SE6 2SN

How much crime is recorded in SE6 2SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Forster Park & Southend
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,899 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE6 2SN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE6 2SN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 2SNNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Burglary9.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Drugs2.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.94.6
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.81.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 38% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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