Crime Rates at The Glebe, London, SE3 9TU

The Glebe area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Blackheath , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Glebe (SE3 9TU) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Blackheath average (187.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Glebe (SE3 9TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merchants Place, where police recorded 24 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.