Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackheath Hill area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Greenwich Creekside , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
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 Blackheath Hill (SE10 8PB) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% lower than the Greenwich Creekside average (141.6 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackheath Hill (SE10 8PB), the main crime hotspot is near Bliss Crescent. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Greenwich Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Catherine Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quince Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quince Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumbridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dabin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dutton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blissett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brand Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brand Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Winforton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friendly Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silverwood Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silverwood Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lethbridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Quince Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumbridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friendly Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nectarine Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Egerton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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