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Crime in SE10 8

How much crime is recorded in SE10 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Population
20,874 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE10 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE10 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).

SE10 8National
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Burglary14.89.1
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Shoplifting7.68.4
Other theft7.14.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.64.6
Theft from the person3.12.1
Drugs2.92.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Robbery2.11.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% 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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