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Crime in SE3 9

How much crime is recorded in SE3 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Population
23,588 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE3 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE3 9, 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
38.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Shoplifting24.88.4
Burglary16.09.1
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Public order8.44.6
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Drugs4.62.4
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person1.72.1
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 38% 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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