Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 55.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.7 2/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Langton Way area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

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 Langton Way (SE3 7JS) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Blackheath Westcombe average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langton Way (SE3 7JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dornberg Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Langton Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Liskeard Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delacourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delacourt Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambourne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambourne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lambourne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Westbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gregor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratheden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dornberg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dornberg Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dornberg Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dornberg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dornberg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gregor Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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