Total Crime Rate

173.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 173.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blackheath Grove area has the 21st highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 191st highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackheath Grove (SE3 0DH) in the last 12 months was 173.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackheath Grove (SE3 0DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B212, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bennett Park (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackheath Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montpelier Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackheath Grove
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bennett Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ryculff Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rocque Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B212 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Vale
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B212 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B212 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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