Total Crime Rate

1111.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1111.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 565.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 55.8 10/10
  • Burglary 52.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.3 10/10
  • Other theft 44.6 10/10
  • Public order 37.2 10/10
  • Robbery 33.5 10/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 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

Tranquil Vale area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 6th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tranquil Vale (SE3 0BD) in the last 12 months was 1111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 491.6% higher than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 152 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 182.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tranquil Vale (SE3 0BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B212, where police recorded 188 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bennett Park (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Tranquil Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Southvale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southvale Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southvale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southvale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southvale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collins Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montpelier Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prendergast Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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