Postcode · London
Crime in SE6 4NR
How much crime is recorded in SE6 4NR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Forest Hill East
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,704 (2024)
SE6 4NRLondon
How safe is SE6 4NR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE6 4NR area, below 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
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 4NRNational
Anti-social behaviour20.410.7
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Burglary8.79.1
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.64.6
Theft from the person2.52.1
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.31.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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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.