Total Crime Rate

144.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bennett 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.

Crime Over Time in Bennett Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Royal Parade Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B212 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B212 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blackheath Village Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackheath Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rocque Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fulthorp Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B212 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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