Crime Rates at The Squirrels, London, SE13 5DR

The Squirrels area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 260th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Squirrels (SE13 5DR) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% lower than the Blackheath average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Squirrels (SE13 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Eastdown Park. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.