Total Crime Rate
109.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bennett Park area has the 26th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 315th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
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 Bennett Park (SE3 9RB) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% higher than the Blackheath Westcombe average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 193.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bennett Park (SE3 9RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B212, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bennett Park (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackheath Westcombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Southvale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackheath Village | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B212 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Montpelier Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackheath Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bennett Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ryculff Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rocque Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpelier Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | B212 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B212 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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