Total Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 75.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Princes Rise area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 317th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Rise (SE13 7PR) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Rise (SE13 7PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lewisham Dlr, where police recorded 151 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 Princes Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Conington Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewisham Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Dlr 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Smiles Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morden Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Mills Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silk Mills Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Silk Mills Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Mills Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lewisham Dlr Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences William Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cressingham Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cressingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Park 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewisham Dlr Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Windmill Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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