Total Crime Rate

494.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 494.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 243.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.9 9/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Robbery 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lee High Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 29th highest crime rate of 826 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 5PR) in the last 12 months was 494.3 per 1,000 residents and was 131.0% higher than the Blackheath average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 120.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 137.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee High Road (SE13 5PR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lee High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dermody Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercator Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastdown Park —
Apr 2026Burglary Eastdown Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mercator Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastdown Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eastdown Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Atlas Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blessington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belmont Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Belmont Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedars Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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