Total Crime Rate

203.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 203.0 9/10
  • Other theft 84.9 10/10
  • Burglary 22.1 10/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Langton Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 118th highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

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 Langton Way (SE3 7JU) in the last 12 months was 203.0 per 1,000 residents and was 137.1% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langton Way (SE3 7JU), the main crime hotspot is near Dornberg Close. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Langton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dornberg Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dornberg Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dornberg Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stratheden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Liskeard Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Liskeard Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Andrews Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Andrews Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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