Total Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakcroft Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakcroft Road (SE13 7ED) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakcroft Road (SE13 7ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cressingham Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walerand Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oakcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wat Tyler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pagoda Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Lockmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lockmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granville Park —
Sep 2025Public order Granville Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caterham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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