Crime Rate in Blackheath Westcombe, ward

Blackheath Westcombe has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Greenwich district and the 2407th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 276th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blackheath Westcombe in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Greenwich district average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blackheath Westcombe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 367 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 49.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 490 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blackheath Westcombe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 61 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bennett Park (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.