Total Crime Rate

121.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Monument Gardens area has the 25th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 316th 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 Monument Gardens (SE13 6PR) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% lower than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monument Gardens (SE13 6PR), the main crime hotspot is near Hither Green Lane. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Monument Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slaithwaite Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Campshill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Radford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Road
Sep 2025Other theft Guyscliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guyscliff Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Hedge Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lewisham Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Hedge Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Hedge Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courthill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hither Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Campshill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campshill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slaithwaite Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slaithwaite Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lewisham High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Courthill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lewisham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lewisham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewisham High Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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