Crime Rates at Prendergast Road, London, SE3 9LR

Prendergast Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prendergast Road (SE3 9LR) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower than the Blackheath average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prendergast Road (SE3 9LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merchants Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forbury Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.