Total Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 22.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blackheath 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.

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Crime Over Time in Blackheath Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Catherine Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quince Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quince Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dabin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dutton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blissett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brand Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Winforton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friendly Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverwood Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverwood Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lethbridge Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quince Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friendly Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nectarine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Egerton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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