Crime Rates at Sparta Street, London, SE10 8DR

Sparta Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 240th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sparta Street (SE10 8DR) in the last 12 months was 147.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sparta Street (SE10 8DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conington Road, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackheath Hill (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.