Crime Rates at Blessington Close, London, SE13 5ED

Blessington Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blessington Close (SE13 5ED) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blessington Close (SE13 5ED), the main crime hotspot is near Eastdown Park. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.