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Crime in SE28 8BL

How much crime is recorded in SE28 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Thamesmead Birchmere Park
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,424 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE28 8BL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE28 8BL 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
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).

SE28 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Drugs4.82.4
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft2.44.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Public order1.24.6
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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