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Crime in SE2 9BF

How much crime is recorded in SE2 9BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Abbey Wood North
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,044 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE2 9BF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE2 9BF area, 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).

SE2 9BFNational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Vehicle crime12.13.5
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Burglary7.39.1
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.14.6
Drugs2.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% 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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