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Crime in SE9 5

How much crime is recorded in SE9 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Greenwich
Region
London
Population
15,478 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE9 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE9 5, 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
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).

SE9 5National
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Burglary9.49.1
Shoplifting8.78.4
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Drugs3.22.4
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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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