Total Crime Rate
103.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canada Gardens area has the 27th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Canada Gardens (SE13 6PN) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canada Gardens (SE13 6PN), the main crime hotspot is near Hither Green Lane. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hither Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lewisham Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lanier Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Merbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theodore Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holly Hedge Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holly Hedge Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theodore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dermody Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Hill Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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