Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 18th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 177th 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 8DX) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sparta Street (SE10 8DX), the main crime hotspot is near Conington Road. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sparta Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beck Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Conington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lindsell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conington Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Conington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Plumbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morden Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silverwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Trinity Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morden Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smiles Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blissett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blissett Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beechwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plumbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bliss Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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