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Crime in SE28

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

Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Population
38,635 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE28

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE28, 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
40.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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).

SE28National
Violence and sexual offences28.723.6
Anti-social behaviour16.610.7
Burglary10.39.1
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Other theft5.54.5
Shoplifting5.08.4
Drugs4.52.4
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Robbery2.61.4
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
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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