Postcode district · London
Crime in SE7
How much crime is recorded in SE7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Greenwich
- Region
- London
- Population
- 33,032 (2024)
How safe is SE7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE7, 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
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).
SE7National
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Shoplifting11.38.4
Burglary10.99.1
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Public order4.94.6
Drugs3.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Robbery2.21.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.