Total Crime Rate
268.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Slaithwaite Road 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 Slaithwaite Road (SE13 6DJ) 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 Slaithwaite Road (SE13 6DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 295 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewis Grove (78 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lewisham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lewisham High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Limes Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barnstaple Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barnstaple Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barnstaple Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Barnstaple Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barnstaple Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barnstaple Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barnstaple Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barnstaple Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barnstaple Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barnstaple Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barnstaple Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Limes Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Limes Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnstaple Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Limes Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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