Crime Rates at Michaels Close, London, SE13 5BP

Michaels Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 255th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

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 Michaels Close (SE13 5BP) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Blackheath average (187.9 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Michaels Close (SE13 5BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lee High Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fludyer Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.