Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Glebe area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 339th lowest crime rate of 844 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 The Glebe (SE3 9TT) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Glebe (SE3 9TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southvale Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fludyer Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Glebe area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quentin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prendergast Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collins Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchants Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Quentin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southvale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southvale Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southvale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southvale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southvale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prendergast Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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