Total Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lee Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lee Road (SE3 9DA) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Road (SE3 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lee Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Peters Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcourt Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Peters Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Peters Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Peters Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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