Crime Rates at Grotes Buildings, London, SE3 0QG

Grotes Buildings area has the 21st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 165th highest crime rate of 844 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 Grotes Buildings (SE3 0QG) in the last 12 months was 191.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 166.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grotes Buildings (SE3 0QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duke Humphrey Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Glebe (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.