Crime Rates at Lee High Road, London, SE13 5PQ

Lee High Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 51st 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 5PQ) in the last 12 months was 363.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 163.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -94.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 154.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee High Road (SE13 5PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lee High Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.