Total Crime Rate

286.3 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 286.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.3 10/10
  • Public order 49.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Drugs 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brook Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 65th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

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 Brook Lane (SE3 0JQ) in the last 12 months was 286.3 per 1,000 residents and was 234.5% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Lane (SE3 0JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Susan Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brook Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbrook Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holburne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holburne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holburne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Woolacombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woolacombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woolacombe Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidbrooke Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidbrooke Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kidbrooke Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidbrooke Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kidbrooke Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Susan Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kidbrooke Park Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kidbrooke Park Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidbrooke Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiswell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiswell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiswell Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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