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Crime in SE3 0QA

How much crime is recorded in SE3 0QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Blackheath Village
Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,432 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE3 0QA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE3 0QA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SE3 0QANational
Shoplifting47.48.4
Burglary20.39.1
Anti-social behaviour20.010.7
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Other theft7.24.5
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Public order5.64.6
Drugs3.32.4
Theft from the person3.22.1
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 41% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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