Total Crime Rate
144.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bennett Park area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 221st highest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bennett Park (SE3 9RA) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 212.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bennett Park (SE3 9RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B212, where police recorded 188 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bennett Park (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Royal Parade Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B212 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B212 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Blackheath Village | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackheath Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackheath Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Priory Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rocque Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fulthorp Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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