Total Crime Rate
142.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Terrace 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 Church Terrace (SE13 5BT) 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 Church Terrace (SE13 5BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boone Street, where police recorded 27 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Boone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boone Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lochaber Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boone Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchants Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Callaghan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Callaghan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quentin Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hamlet Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lee Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belmont Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lee Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Park Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Wooley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Wooley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedars Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lee Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blessington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Quentin Road | Under investigation |
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