Total Crime Rate

135.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wat Tyler Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 265th 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 Wat Tyler Road (SE3 0RF) in the last 12 months was 135.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wat Tyler Road (SE3 0RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eliot Hill (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wat Tyler Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eliot Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wat Tyler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pagoda Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eliot Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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