Total Crime Rate
1111.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tranquil 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 0BU) 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 0BU), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southvale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southvale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southvale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Montpelier Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southvale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Royal Parade Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cresswell Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prendergast Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackheath Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prendergast Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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