Total Crime Rate
274.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hither Green Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 80th highest crime rate of 844 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 Hither Green Lane (SE13 6RP) in the last 12 months was 274.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% higher than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (β 134.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hither Green Lane (SE13 6RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arlington Close, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hither Green Lane (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordyce Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Arlington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Swithun'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theodore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hither Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles Hill Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowles Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hither Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Highfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theodore Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Radford Road | Under investigation |
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