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Crime in SE6 3NX

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

Neighbourhood
Downham West
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,633 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE6 3NX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE6 3NX area, 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
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 3NXNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour20.210.7
Burglary19.79.1
Drugs7.02.4
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.74.5
Robbery2.81.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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