Total Crime Rate

2303.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1611.1 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 2303.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1611.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1381.5 10/10
  • Other theft 203.7 10/10
  • Public order 203.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 129.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 70.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.6 10/10
  • Burglary 51.9 10/10
  • Drugs 51.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.8 10/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
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

Mount Pleasant Road area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Pleasant Road (SE13 6RB) in the last 12 months was 2303.7 per 1,000 residents and was 976.7% 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 373 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 435 (≈ 1611.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 317.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant Road (SE13 6RB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 622 crimes here, including 435 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blagdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Legge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft George Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lewisham Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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