Blackheath West
Middle areaNorth east Lewisham. 8,068 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Blackheath West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blackheath West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackheath West at a rate of 167.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 122.7 per 1,000 people across Lewisham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 465 |
| Other crime | 310 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 287 |
| Drug offences | 99 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 54 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 39 |
| Theft from the person | 29 |
| Robbery | 18 |
| Shoplifting | 13 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blackheath West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Blackheath West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackheath West at a rate of 167.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 122.7 per 1,000 people across Lewisham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 127 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blackheath West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (465), other crime (310) and anti-social behaviour (287).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Lewisham
These figures are published for the whole of Lewisham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lewisham and not Blackheath West alone. See Lewisham
Blackheath West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blackheath West was £460,000 in 2025.
Blackheath West had 8,063 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Blackheath West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blackheath West, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.