Total Crime Rate
1332.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
451.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dreadnought Street area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Greenwich , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dreadnought Street (SE10 0PU) in the last 12 months was 1332.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1128.2% higher than the East Greenwich average (108.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 343 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , up 75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 454 (≈ 451.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dreadnought Street (SE10 0PU), the main crime hotspot is near Dreadnought Street. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Greenwich Peninsula| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dreadnought Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edmund Halley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Neal Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peterboat Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Peterboat Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boord Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boord Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Salutation Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boord Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Millennium Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dreadnought Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Dreadnought Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Dreadnought Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dreadnought Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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