Total Crime Rate
234.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pegler Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 94th highest crime rate of 771 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 Pegler Square (SE3 9FX) in the last 12 months was 234.3 per 1,000 residents and was 173.8% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (85.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 848.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pegler Square (SE3 9FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kidbrooke (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saundby Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cambert Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambert Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambert Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidbrooke | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidbrooke | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kidbrooke | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kidbrooke | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Post Office Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tizzard Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Post Office Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Post Office Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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