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Crime in SE8 3DB

How much crime is recorded in SE8 3DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Greenwich & Deptford Creekside
Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,745 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE8 3DB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE8 3DB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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).

SE8 3DBNational
Shoplifting38.08.4
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Public order7.74.6
Drugs6.12.4
Burglary5.89.1
Theft from the person4.12.1
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Robbery3.01.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.81.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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