Total Crime Rate

167.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Drugs 29.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Greenwich Creekside , and the 175th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackheath Hill (SE10 8TG) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackheath Hill (SE10 8TG), the main crime hotspot is near Blackheath Hill. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 58 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 2026Public order Bennett Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverwood Place
Apr 2026Other theft Winforton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prior Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blackheath Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Hill Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Lethbridge Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverwood Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brand Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Avenue
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blissett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburnham Retreat

Data Sources

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