Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blessington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamlet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dacre Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lee Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dacre Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lee Church Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lee Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boones Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lee High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belmont Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft John Wooley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belmont Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blessington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Forbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Belmont Park Under investigation

Data Sources

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