Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Blacklands Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Catford South , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 826 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 Blacklands Road (SE6 3AE) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Catford South average (113.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blacklands Road (SE6 3AE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blacklands Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oslac Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watermead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bourneside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Benbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckenham Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oslac Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckenham Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oslac Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oslac Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oslac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oslac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oslac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dunfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melfield Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melfield Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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