Total Crime Rate
96.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Terrace area has the 29th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 410th highest crime rate of 826 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 Church Terrace (SE13 5BT) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Blackheath average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Terrace (SE13 5BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boone Street, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Glebe (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackheath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blessington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hamlet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dacre Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Boone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boone Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boone Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lee Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dacre Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lee Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lee Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Boones Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Lee High Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belmont Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedars Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | John Wooley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belmont Park Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Blessington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Forbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Belmont Park | Under investigation |
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