Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lingards Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lingards Road (SE13 6DH) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Blackheath average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingards Road (SE13 6DH), the main crime hotspot is near Lewis Grove. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lingards Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lewisham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnstaple Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lewis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnstaple Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnstaple Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnstaple Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lewis Grove Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Public order Barnstaple Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Barnstaple Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Barnstaple Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lewis Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lewis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Limes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

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