Crime Rates at Engate Street, London, SE13 7HA

Engate Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Engate Street (SE13 7HA) in the last 12 months was 319.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 168.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Engate Street (SE13 7HA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 374 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.