Total Crime Rate
388.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Romborough Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 42nd 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 Romborough Way (SE13 6NU) in the last 12 months was 388.1 per 1,000 residents and was 106.6% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 186.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Romborough Way (SE13 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near Lewisham High Street. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curness Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lewisham High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewisham High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lewisham High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipper Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Curness Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lewisham High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewisham Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Legge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Legge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Legge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Legge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Legge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Legge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Legge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lewisham High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Longbridge Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Campshill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lewisham Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Pleasant Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Pleasant Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordyce Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordyce Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fordyce Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordyce Road | — |
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