Total Crime Rate

197.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 197.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pond Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 155th highest crime rate of 844 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 Pond Road (SE3 0SL) in the last 12 months was 197.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% higher than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pond Road (SE3 0SL), 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 Pond Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Burglary 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 2025Public order B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackheath Grove
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fulthorp Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montpelier Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rocque Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B212 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park

Data Sources

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