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Crime in SE18 2

How much crime is recorded in SE18 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Population
17,310 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE18 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE18 2, above 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
36.5
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).

SE18 2National
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Vehicle crime10.43.5
Burglary9.29.1
Shoplifting5.08.4
Other theft4.24.5
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Drugs2.72.4
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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