Total Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shearman Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shearman Road (SE3 9HY) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% lower than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shearman Road (SE3 9HY), the main crime hotspot is near Lee Church Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Priory Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lee Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cresswell Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cresswell Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cresswell Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cresswell Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lee Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lee Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lee Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Quentin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearman Road | Under investigation |
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