Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nesbitt Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 397th lowest 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 Nesbitt Close (SE3 0XB) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nesbitt Close (SE3 0XB), the main crime hotspot is near The Glebe. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Nesbitt Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Meadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prendergast Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prendergast Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quentin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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