Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sparta Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sparta Street (SE10 8DT) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sparta Street (SE10 8DT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sparta Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldbath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conington Road Under investigation
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 Lewisham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Arlington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beechwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conington Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blissett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smiles Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morden Hill
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morden Hill
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

Data Sources

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