Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Biscoe Way 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 Biscoe Way (SE13 5EE) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Biscoe Way (SE13 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near Eastdown Park. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Biscoe Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastdown Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marischal Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Wooley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Way β€”
Sep 2025Public order Blessington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eastdown Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lee High Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Lee High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Eastdown Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastdown Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastdown Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Marischal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lee High Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Marischal Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Marischal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastdown Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weardale Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marischal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marischal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weardale Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Squirrels Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Wooley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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