Total Crime Rate
1012.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lee High Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 7th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lee High Road (SE13 5LD) in the last 12 months was 1012.2 per 1,000 residents and was 438.8% higher 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 204 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 328 (≈ 666.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lee High Road (SE13 5LD), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 358 crimes here, including 261 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Silk Mills Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silk Mills Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kings Hall Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Barnstaple Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Barnstaple Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Barnstaple Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Barnstaple Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barnstaple Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barnstaple Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercia Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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