Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 16.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Montpelier Row area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montpelier Row (SE3 0RS) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montpelier Row (SE3 0RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B212, where police recorded 188 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bennett Park (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Montpelier Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B212 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B212 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blackheath Village Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackheath Grove —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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