Total Crime Rate

147.6 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 147.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle 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

Blackheath Hill 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 Blackheath Hill (SE10 8DW) 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 Blackheath Hill (SE10 8DW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Blackheath Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nectarine Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Trinity Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silverwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lethbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arlington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lindsell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Conington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Friendly Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dartmouth Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Point Hill —
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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