Total Crime Rate

7.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 7.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lee Road area has the lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 826 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 7.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.7% lower than the Blackheath average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Road (SE3 9RY), the main crime hotspot is near Bennett Park. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lee Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Boones Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shearman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bennett Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackheath Village Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shearman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arne Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Foxwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Foxwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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