Total Crime Rate

152.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

The Paragon area has the 20th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 200th 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 The Paragon (SE3 0NX) in the last 12 months was 152.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Paragon (SE3 0NX), the main crime hotspot is near Merryfield. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Paragon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fulthorp Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rocque Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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