Total Crime Rate

206.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 206.9 9/10
  • Other theft 48.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Albion Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 140th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albion Way (SE13 6BT) in the last 12 months was 206.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Way (SE13 6BT), 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 Albion Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Barnstaple Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnstaple Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Barnstaple Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slaithwaite Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercia Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mercia Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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