Total Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lee 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 Lee Road (SE3 9RY) 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 Lee Road (SE3 9RY), the main crime hotspot is near Bennett Park. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lee Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park —
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blackheath Village Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Park —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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