Crime Rates at Whitburn Road, London, SE13 7US

Whitburn Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 356th lowest 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 Whitburn Road (SE13 7US) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitburn Road (SE13 7US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnstaple Lane (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.