Total Crime Rate

216.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 216.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Other theft 47.8 10/10
  • Burglary 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Parkside Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 130th highest crime rate of 844 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 8FP) in the last 12 months was 216.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside Avenue (SE10 8FP), 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.

Crime Over Time in Parkside Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Place Under investigation
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 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 Beechwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blissett Street —
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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