Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rooke Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in East Greenwich , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 771 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rooke Way (SE10 0JB) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the East Greenwich average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rooke Way (SE10 0JB), the main crime hotspot is near Hazel Lane. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rooke Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twycross Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hevelius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mercers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hawthorne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hawthorne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hawthorne Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hevelius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hevelius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hevelius Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Mercers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hevelius Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hevelius Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hevelius Close —
Sep 2025Public order Armitage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackwall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatcliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mercers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lenthorp Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatcliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hazel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hazel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hazel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hazel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenister Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lenthorp Road —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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