Total Crime Rate

306.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 306.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.4 10/10
  • Public order 44.8 10/10
  • Drugs 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romborough Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 826 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 306.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher than the Blackheath average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 175.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romborough Way (SE13 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near Lewisham High Street. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romborough Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Campshill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campshill Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campshill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Campshill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campshill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordyce Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordyce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordyce Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Courthill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courthill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Morley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ryecroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipper Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lewisham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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