Crime Rates at Cressingham Road, London, SE13 5AG

Cressingham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 12th highest crime rate of 826 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 Cressingham Road (SE13 5AG) in the last 12 months was 834.5 per 1,000 residents and was 290.0% higher than the Blackheath average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 209 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 918.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cressingham Road (SE13 5AG), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 443 crimes here, including 317 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.