Crime Rates at Birchmere Row, London, SE3 0SS

Birchmere Row area has the 21st highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 191st 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 Birchmere Row (SE3 0SS) in the last 12 months was 173.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchmere Row (SE3 0SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B212, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bennett Park (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.