Total Crime Rate

362.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 362.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 68.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Drugs 50.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • 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 8th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 48th 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 5PT) in the last 12 months was 362.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% higher than the Blackheath average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 130.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee High Road (SE13 5PT), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 443 crimes here, including 317 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 (30/140)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Myron Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bonfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonfield Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cressingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cressingham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myron Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Myron Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Myron Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Myron Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myron Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marischal Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercia Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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