Total Crime Rate

261.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 261.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Other theft 44.6 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Parkside Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 99th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkside Avenue (SE10 8FN) in the last 12 months was 261.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher than the Blackheath average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 121.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside Avenue (SE10 8FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conington Road, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackheath Hill (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Parkside Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elverson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lethbridge Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Conington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conington Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conington Road
Apr 2026Burglary Conington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Conington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blackheath Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverwood Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverwood Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Smiles Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morden Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Windmill Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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