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Crime in SE3 8

How much crime is recorded in SE3 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Population
21,421 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE3 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE3 8, broadly in line with 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
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).

SE3 8National
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Burglary8.09.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.64.6
Shoplifting2.88.4
Drugs2.52.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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