Total Crime Rate

214.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 214.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lewisham High Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 135th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lewisham High Street (SE13 6LE) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewisham High Street (SE13 6LE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 594 crimes here, including 435 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lewisham High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Railway Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Engate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Engate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsala Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsala Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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