Total Crime Rate

260.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.0 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 260.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

St Swithuns Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 101st 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 St Swithuns Road (SE13 6RW) in the last 12 months was 260.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 160.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Swithuns Road (SE13 6RW), the main crime hotspot is near Hither Green Lane. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Swithuns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fordyce Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Hill Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holly Hedge Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theodore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Swithun'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dermody Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lullingstone Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springrice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springrice Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowles Hill Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowles Hill Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowles Hill Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowles Hill Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowles Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arlington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dermody Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arlington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hither Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Maythorne Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maythorne Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holly Hedge Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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