Total Crime Rate
61.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Duke Humphrey Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Duke Humphrey Road (SE3 0TY) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the Blackheath average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Duke Humphrey Road (SE3 0TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southvale Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duke Humphrey Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackheath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Duke Humphrey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpelier Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Southvale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Duke Humphrey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Duke Humphrey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Humphrey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Humphrey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Prendergast Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grote'S Place | Under investigation |
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