Total Crime Rate
306.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
175.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Romborough 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.
View Crime In Ladywell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Campshill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Campshill Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Campshill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Campshill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campshill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordyce Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordyce Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordyce Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Courthill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courthill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Morley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ryecroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipper Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Longbridge Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lewisham High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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