Total Crime Rate
167.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Camden Row area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 199th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Camden Row (SE3 0QA) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Blackheath average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Camden Row (SE3 0QA), the main crime hotspot is near B212. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackheath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B212 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackheath Village | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Montpelier Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackheath Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Southvale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grote'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lee Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Prendergast Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Humphrey Road | — |
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