Total Crime Rate

261.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.0 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 261.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Other theft 44.6 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

This area has the 14th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 99th 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 This (SE13 7BP) in the last 12 months was 261.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 121.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SE13 7BP, the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 363 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in SE13 7BP area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Engate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Dlr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Dlr Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lewisham Dlr Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lewisham Dlr Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lewisham Dlr Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lewisham Dlr Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lewisham Dlr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewisham Dlr —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Molesworth Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elder Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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