Total Crime Rate
55.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Langton 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.
View Crime In Blackheath Westcombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Johns Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Liskeard Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Delacourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Delacourt Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambourne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambourne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lambourne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambourne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gregor Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratheden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dornberg Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dornberg Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dornberg Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dornberg Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dornberg Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gregor Mews | Under investigation |
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