Total Crime Rate

337.4 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 337.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.2 10/10
  • Drugs 61.4 10/10
  • Other theft 39.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
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

Clipper Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 56th 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 Clipper Way (SE13 6NA) in the last 12 months was 337.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% higher than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 131.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 146.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clipper Way (SE13 6NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 339 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewis Grove (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Clipper Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slaithwaite Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Barnstaple Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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