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Crime in SE18 1

How much crime is recorded in SE18 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Population
24,193 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE18 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE18 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
46.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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).

SE18 1National
Violence and sexual offences27.923.6
Anti-social behaviour24.710.7
Burglary16.19.1
Vehicle crime9.93.5
Other theft6.74.5
Drugs5.42.4
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Robbery3.31.4
Shoplifting3.38.4
Theft from the person1.92.1
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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