Total Crime Rate

388.1 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 388.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Other theft 41.0 10/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.6 10/10
  • Drugs 29.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Romborough 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.

Crime Over Time in Romborough Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curness Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lewisham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lewisham High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clipper Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Curness Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lewisham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Legge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Legge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewisham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Campshill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lewisham Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordyce Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordyce Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fordyce Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fordyce Road

Data Sources

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