Total Crime Rate

147.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Drugs 36.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 7/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackheath Hill area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Greenwich Creekside , and the 208th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackheath Hill (SE10 8DF) in the last 12 months was 147.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Greenwich Creekside average (165.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackheath Hill (SE10 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Blackheath Hill. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blackheath Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackheath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arlington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lindsell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lethbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silverwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Trinity Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Gate Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beechwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blissett Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blissett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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