Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wearside Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 369th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Wearside Road (SE13 7UL) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wearside Road (SE13 7UL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wearside Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Limes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limes Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ladywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Limes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limes Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsala Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Limes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Longbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Legge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clipper Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Legge Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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