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Crime in SE6 3

How much crime is recorded in SE6 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Population
22,491 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE6 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 58.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE6 3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
58.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences40.023.6
Anti-social behaviour27.810.7
Burglary15.19.1
Shoplifting11.38.4
Public order8.74.6
Drugs7.42.4
Other theft7.34.5
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Robbery5.11.4
Theft from the person2.92.1
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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