Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.8 5/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lock Chase area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

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 Lock Chase (SE3 9HA) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lock Chase (SE3 9HA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lock Chase area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lee High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lee High Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quentin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Quentin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bankwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lee Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lee Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lee Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bankwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lee High Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lee High Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lee High Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prendergast Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collins Street —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boone Street —

Data Sources

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