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 0RT) 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 0RT), 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 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 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 2025Public order B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montpelier Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southvale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collins Street
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackheath Grove
Sep 2025Burglary Southvale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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