Total Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Courthill 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 Courthill Road (SE13 6DN) 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 Courthill Road (SE13 6DN), the main crime hotspot is near Barnstaple Lane. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ladywell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Engate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Limes Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Limes Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Limes Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipper Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holly Hedge Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barnstaple Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holly Hedge Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Merbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ryecroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Morley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courthill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Courthill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barnstaple Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barnstaple Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slaithwaite Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnstaple Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bonfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bonfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bonfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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