Crime Rates at Lee Terrace, London, SE3 9TE

Lee Terrace area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Blackheath , and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

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 Lee Terrace (SE3 9TE) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Terrace (SE3 9TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merchants Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Glebe (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.