Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 60.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Morden Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 237th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Morden Lane (SE13 7NR) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Blackheath average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morden Lane (SE13 7NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conington Road, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackheath Hill (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morden Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quince Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Smiles Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverwood Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverwood Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morden Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lethbridge Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewisham Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eliot Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eliot Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wat Tyler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgrove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quince Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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