Crime Rates at St Swithuns Road, London, SE13 6RW

St Swithuns Road 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 St Swithuns Road (SE13 6RW) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 St Swithuns Road (SE13 6RW), 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.