Total Crime Rate

370.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 370.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Drugs 35.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.6 7/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 50th 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 5PT) in the last 12 months was 370.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.4% higher than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Lee High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Myron Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lockmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clarendon Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bonfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lockmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caterham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gilmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lewis Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lewis Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lewis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lewis Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lewis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lewis Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lewis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lewis Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wright Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Myron Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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