Crime Rates at Slaithwaite Road, London, SE13 6DL

Slaithwaite Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 113th 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 Slaithwaite Road (SE13 6DL) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% higher than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slaithwaite Road (SE13 6DL), the main crime hotspot is near Lewis Grove. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.