Total Crime Rate
370.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gilmore Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 50th 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 Gilmore Road (SE13 5AD) in the last 12 months was 370.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.4% higher than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gilmore Road (SE13 5AD), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 358 crimes here, including 261 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bonfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clarendon Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caterham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lewis Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myron Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gilmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lee High Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lee High Road | — |
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