Total Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Courthill Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 844 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 6DW) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% lower than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Courthill Road (SE13 6DW), the main crime hotspot is near Hither Green Lane. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slaithwaite Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipper Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Campshill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Campshill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campshill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slaithwaite Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slaithwaite Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slaithwaite Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Slaithwaite Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slaithwaite Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Courthill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courthill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingards Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Longbridge Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bonfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlewood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightingale Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pascoe Road | β |
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