Total Crime Rate

324.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 324.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Burglary 25.7 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Robbery 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burney Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Greenwich Creekside , and the 57th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burney Street (SE10 8EX) in the last 12 months was 324.8 per 1,000 residents and was 129.4% higher than the Greenwich Creekside average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burney Street (SE10 8EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich, where police recorded 220 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burney Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person College Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Approach
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Approach
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Approach
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary College Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King William Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person May'S Buildings Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cutty Sark For Maritime Greenwich Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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