Postcode · London
Crime in SE3 8JS
How much crime is recorded in SE3 8JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eltham West
- Council
- Greenwich
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,626 (2024)
SE3 8JSLondon
How safe is SE3 8JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE3 8JS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8JSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Burglary3.19.1
Public order2.04.6
Theft from the person1.72.1
Other theft1.14.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.72.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.