Total Crime Rate

266.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 266.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lee Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 75th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lee Road (SE3 9EA) in the last 12 months was 266.5 per 1,000 residents and was 233.6% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Road (SE3 9EA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lee Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quaggy Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcourt Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peters Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Robbery St Peters Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shearman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wimborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Foxwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Foxwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arne Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shearman Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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