Total Crime Rate

268.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 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 268.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Limes Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 94th highest crime rate of 826 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 Limes Grove (SE13 6DE) in the last 12 months was 268.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limes Grove (SE13 6DE), 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 Limes Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/191)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lewisham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lewis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lewis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lewis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnstaple Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barnstaple Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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