Total Crime Rate

97.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lyme Farm Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 356th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyme Farm Road (SE12 8JQ) in the last 12 months was 97.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyme Farm Road (SE12 8JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tizzard Grove, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saundby Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lyme Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheldon Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tizzard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saundby Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorhead Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Weigall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manorbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manorbrook —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheldon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Horn Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lilian Barker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lilian Barker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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