Total Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 33.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 16.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 5.6 1/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wemyss Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Wemyss Road (SE3 0TE) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% lower than the Blackheath average (214.0 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wemyss Road (SE3 0TE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wemyss Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Southvale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B212 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montpelier Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackheath Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bennett Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ryculff Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rocque Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Vale —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B212 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B212 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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