Total Crime Rate

234.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 234.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 32.5 7/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pegler 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.

Crime Over Time in Pegler Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saundby Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townsend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cambert Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambert Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambert Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidbrooke Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidbrooke Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Kidbrooke Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kidbrooke Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Post Office Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tizzard Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Post Office Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Post Office Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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